Story Behind The Song
In this song, I wanted to paint a picture of the people and countryside in the Blue Ridge mountains, as I remember them from the years I spent there. There's humor in the lyric, but also respect and enthusiasm.
Song Description
This song presents a cheerfully rocking glimpse of life in the Appalachian region. It is a little tongue in cheek, but the core values are for real.
| Song Length |
3:06 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Exultant |
Subject |
Pride, Region |
| Similar Artists |
Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
I was born and raised on a mountain side
In a shotgun shack in a stand of pines
An old brown mule is my muscle car
Can?t help but have a hillbilly heart
My daddy lived on shine and skoal
Said life?s too short for digging coal
And he always told me son anywhere you are
Remember to listen to your hillbilly heart
Chorus: I have a hillbilly heart have the mountains in my dreams
High country fields and clear running streams
There?s a place inside me where the hills have left their mark
Ain?t nothin? you can call it but a hillbilly heart
I?ve got a little cabin made out of logs
And it?s filling up with children and hunting dogs
And I?ve got a woman there who makes lovin? an art
And I?ll never break her hillbilly heart
Chorus
There?s a place inside me where the hills have left their mark
Ain?t nothin? you can call it but a hillbilly heart