[Intro]

This ain't no lie

[Verse 1]

Saved all my birthday money up

Put it down on a rod and reel

I got my green and tan Plano loaded up

Permission to fish behind that old sawmill

Mama said, "Watch for snakes"

Daddy said, "Shut the gate"

Brother said, "They're bitin' on the zoom black and red flake"

Layin' in the bed that night

I swear I could barely sleep

[Chorus]

'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

Fishin' for a livin'

Saturday mornin' on television

A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass

From a large mouth legend in a Tennessee hat

Taught me how to tie 'em on

Taught me how to take 'em off

Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught

Nobody ever had to worry about me

'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

[Verse 2]

While other boys were playin' ball and knockin' heads

I was floatin' on the Muckalee

While rebel kids were smokin', stealin' cigarettes

I was fishing in them cypress trees

Paddle and a Jon Boat, nine pound, no joke

Got him in the net 'cause I didn't get my line broke

Usin' every trick in the book daddy ever taught me

[Chorus]

'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

Fishin' for a livin'

Saturday mornin' on television

A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass

From a large mouth legend in a Tennessee hat

Taught me how to tie 'em on

Taught me how to take 'em off

Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught

Nobody ever had to worry about me

'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

[Bridge]

There's a lot of heroes out there these days

But if you ask me mine, there's only one name I'll say

[Chorus]

Bill Dance, fishin' for a livin'

Saturday mornin' on television

A Georgia boy learnin' how to hook big bass

From the best damn fisherman the world's ever had

Taught me how to tie 'em on

Taught me how to take 'em off

Taught me how to catch 'em when they said they couldn't be caught

Nobody ever had to worry about me

'Cause all I ever wanted to be was Bill Dance

Bill Dance

[Outro]

Yeah, the sun is just startin' to shine up over the treetops

It's gonna be a beautiful day, it's plain to see