Lyrics

This is not a country song
If it were you'd be wearing cutoff shorts
And I'd be driving a truck that's much too big for my needs
And we'd be rolling down a dirt road with you in the middle seat
Where no one ever actually sits

This is not a hip hop song
If it were I'd be in trouble with the law
And I’d be hanging with the players, and the gangsters, and the thugs
And we’d be in our El Camino as we head out to the club
While trying not to get caught riding dirty.

I don’t wanna write a song about a thing that isn’t real
I don’t wanna write a song that isn’t true
I don’t wanna write a song that I won’t care about tomorrow
I just wanna write a song about you

This is not a Celtic song
If it were, I’d be yearning for my home
And we’d be drinking pints of guinness while we hang out in the pub
And we’d be fighting with the British, while we sing a sad lament
Which no one understands due to our accents

This is not a bluegrass song
If it were I'd be wearing overalls
And we'd be belting out the chorus in 3 part harmony
While we plucked out the melody on that 5 string banjo
And someone makes a joke about Deliverance

I don’t wanna write a song about a thing that isn’t real
I don’t wanna write a song that isn’t true
I don’t wanna write a song that I won’t care about tomorrow
I just wanna write a song for you

And I'm so tired of hearing cliches and the tortured teenage stars
So sick of all the songs about getting drunk in bars
Don't want to hear another corporate sellout take the stage
Just wanna hear an honest song good at any age

This is not a country song
If it were you'd be wearing cutoff shorts
And I'd be driving a truck that's much too big for my needs
And we'd be rolling down a dirt road with you in the middle seat
Where no one ever actually sits

I mean, no one ever actually sits there
Have you ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever
Ever seen anyone actually sit there