living in the city ain t never been my idea of getting it on but the job demands that you make new plans before your big chance is gone you get a house in the hills you re paying everyone s bills and they tell you that you re gonna go far but in the back of my mind i hear it time after time is that who you really are country boy you got your feet in l a but your mind s on tennessee looking back i can remember the time when i sang my songs for free country boy you got your feet in l a take a look at everything you own but now and then my heart keeps going home talking on the telephone setting up another day of people to meet you ve gotta do what s right you ve gotta spend the night staying in touch with the street when you re surrounded by friends they say the fun never ends but i guess i ll never figure it out cause in the back of my mind i hear it time after time is this what its all about country boy you got your feet in l a but your mind s on tennessee looking back i can remember the time when i sang my songs for free country boy you got your feet in l a take a look at everything you own but now and then my heart keeps going home country boy you got your feet in l a but your mind s on tennessee looking back i can remember the time when i sang my songs for free country boy you got your feet in l a take a look at everything you own but now and then my heart keeps going home