My Country Song

My dear Abigail —

I want you to remember

Taking my hand

As we left together

For the knoll by the church

To run and be free

I shared my love

You shared yourself with me

Sometimes I imagine

You as a teenager

Freshman year with friends

Looking for things greater

I see you there

You’re looking around

Who’s in, who’s cool

Is this really all there is in this town

And when you discover

Who you'll be

Will you know what I did

Will you even know there ever was me

(Chorus)

Will my country ever love me so it feels like home

Can we ever get beyond who’s right and who’s wrong

Will he ever love me like he loves his car’s new chrome

Will you ever want to play my country song.

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Ooo ooo ooo ooo

I care for your children

When they’re hungry, when they cry

But for my brother, I am helpless

Will a cop shoot, will he die

We've grown together

He is the joy I know

I see his promise

I see the glow

I love your children

Or I think I do

I love my brother

I’m not sure I love you

(Chorus)

Will my country ever love me so it feels like home

Can we ever get beyond who’s right and who’s wrong

Will he ever love me like he loves his car’s new chrome

Will you ever want to play my country song.

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Ooo ooo ooo ooo

Is this a home I’ve made you, Abigail

Or a place you won’t recognize

When you’re home from college

With your truck, your friends, your angel eyes

And I start to realize

As the day ends

Your Dad in his suit

Holding you tight

Stroking your red hair

His eyes bright

I know my place, where I stand

By myself, without your hand

(Chorus)

Will my country ever love me so it feels like home

Can we ever get beyond who’s right and who’s wrong

Will he ever love me like he loves his car’s new chrome

Will you ever want to play my country song.

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Ooo ooo ooo ooo