I got my first guitar when I was just a boy 我得到了我的第一把吉他，当我还是一个小男孩

I was playing the blues instead of playing with toys 我是玩蓝调，而不是玩玩具

Listening to the Opry and dreaming of the neon lights 听大剧院，梦想的霓虹灯

So it was late to bed and early to rise 所以，天色已晚睡觉，早睡早起

I worked the field all day and the crowd all night 整个晚上我的工作领域整天的人群

My finger on the trigger and Nashville in my sights 我的手指在我的目光触发和纳什维尔

I'm the real thing and I sing songs about real life 我是真实的东西，我唱的是现实生活中的歌曲

   

And I never heard a fiddle called a violin 我从来没有听说过一个叫小提琴小提琴

Never really worried if I fit in 从来没有真正担心我是否适合

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我

This hat ain't something I wear for style 这顶帽子是不是我穿的风格

These boots have been around a while 这双靴子已经出现了一段时间

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我

   

I learned to drive on a dirt road 我学会了开车上一条土路

Cruised the strip on rock and roll 巡航对摇滚乐条

And drove around on "Miles and Miles of Texas" 开车围绕“万里得克萨斯和Miles ”

And as I grew Daddy showed me now 当我长大以后爸爸给我看现在

   

To earn a living by the sweat of my brow 要通过我的汗水谋生

But he never made me follow in his steps 但他从来没有让我跟随他的脚步

He said work hard and let the good Lord do the rest 他说，努力工作，让好耶做休息

   

And I never heard a fiddle called a violin 我从来没有听说过一个叫小提琴小提琴

Never really worried if I fit in 从来没有真正担心我是否适合

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我

This truck ain't something I drive for style 这车是不是我开车的风格

These boots have been around a while 这双靴子已经出现了一段时间

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我

   

And I never heard a fiddle called a violin 我从来没有听说过一个叫小提琴小提琴

Never really worried if I fit in 从来没有真正担心我是否适合

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我

This hat ain't something I wear for style 这顶帽子是不是我穿的风格

These boots have been around a while 这双靴子已经出现了一段时间

Country ain't what I sing it's what I am 国家是不是我唱的就是我