We were sitting around a bonfire one night, of course drinking a few beers reminiscing about our childhoods. And as the stories unfolded about big hair, pickup trucks, Trans Ams and tattoos – and how we all were in the burbs now with family vans and respectable jobs. I realized that you can grow up but you never can cover up your roots.
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Can’t Cover Up Hillbilly
Her trans am's now a mini van
Big hair's been cut short
No halter tops or short cutoffs
It' Christian Dior
Drinks red wine instead of moonshine
Eats sushi instead of pork
Broadway plays the Met ballet
No honky tonks or Jones
But standing in the country she knows just where she's from
She loves her Skynard turn it up
Short black dress and long legged strut
Loves her Bible and shotgun
Hot June nights and ice cold bud
It's in her heart running through her blood
It's who she is can't cover up Hillbilly
Armani suit hides a tattoo
Springbreak '94
His doublewide's now a hi-rise
View of the shore
Sold his truck joined the country club
Now he's yelling fore
Maserati Pavarotti
No David Allen Coe
But standing in the country he knows just where he's from
He loves Hank Junior turn it up
Camo clothes and pick up trucks
Loves his Bible and shotgun
Hot June nights and ice cold Bud
It's in his heart running through his blood
It's who he is can't cover up Hillbilly
It's in you, it's in me, it's in all of us
In our hearts and in our blood
We can't cover up Hillbilly
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Very true. As life progresses along, you can make slight adjustments, but you will never fully cover up that true self. I think this was well done.
My only immediate thought was the use of Hillbilly.. do people want to be associated as a Hillbilly in a pride sort of way?
Not a huge question to be answered but that was my only reaction, is the word Hillbilly the right word.
Nice job.
January 28, 2014
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Dennis Field
Very true. As life progresses along, you can make slight adjustments, but you will never fully cover up that true self. I think this was well done.
My only immediate thought was the use of Hillbilly.. do people want to be associated as a Hillbilly in a pride sort of way?
Not a huge question to be answered but that was my only reaction, is the word Hillbilly the right word.
Nice job.
January 28, 2014
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