No I'm Not

Well back on in the day

Was a superhero flyin'

You spend your life

Starving for

The world and then you got it

And my life it turned out fine

Never been one for complainin'

I've got a house, a job, a girl I love

But somethin' just ain't right in

All the things I used to say

In the time that flew away

All the damage that

A boy would cause

To settle for today

And I feel

That somethin' isn't right here

'Cause I showed the side

Of what I'm not

And now I pay the price here

No I'm not

Born amongst the ranchers

I can't use a brand

Or birth a calf

But I still call me "southern"

And my feet

I stumble when I two-step

But I'll wear a hat

To lie to them

That my life is just like theirs

So when it's all said and done

And I faked to feel some worth

Will I look at me

In 20 years

And laugh at all the time

Of what I'm not?

What I'm not

What I'm not

Had a tire blow out in Carthage

Nearly swerved on off the road

Had to call a friend

To help me out

And fix what I don't know

And I grew up in the suburbs

I never knew the world was cruel

'Cause they sheltered me

Until the day I moved on out for good

And all the things I learned away

All the friendships I would make

Would then shine a light

Upon a child

And show him shades of shame

Hell no I'm not

Born amongst the farmers

I can't pull a crop

Or work a gear

But I still call me "southern"

And my hands

Good for next to nothin'

But I'll twang a song