Released on August 25, 2023

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[Verse 1]

Every map dot has a few

Good ol' boys keepin' it old school

Fight somebody at the drop of a hat

Help somebody, give the shirt off his back

And love somebody like she oughta be loved

Throws a little thanks to the man above

For all he's got, it ain't a lot, but it's enough


[Chorus]

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider

Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter

Chevy square body, old Skoal ring

Simple man on an old six-string

Friday night, John 3:16

Backroad baptized just like me

He's holdin' it down, he earned that ground

He's a small-town, small-town king


[Verse 2]

He holds court in a cornfield

And he holds court on a bar stool

He paints every damn shade of red

But when she smiles just right, he plays it cool


[Chorus]

'Cause he's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider

Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter

Chevy square body, old Skoal ring

Simple man on an old six-string

Friday night, John 3:16

Backroad baptized just like me

He's holdin' it down, he earned that ground

He's a small-town, small-town king

Yeah


[Refrain]

Fight somebody at the drop of a hat

Help somebody, give the shirt off his back

Love somebody like she oughta be loved

Throws a little thanks to the man above


[Bridge]

Not the first and won't be the last

And he knows he'll never leave

Even when he's six feet under the grass

He'll still be the small-town king

Mm, the small-town king

Yeah, yeah


[Chorus]

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider

Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter

Chevy square body, old Skoal ring

Simple man on an old six-string

Friday night, John 3:16

Backroad baptized just like me

He's holdin' it down, he earned that ground

He's a small-town

He's a mama's boy, a John Deere rider

Dirt on his boots, the heart of a fighter (Yeah)

Chevy square body, old Skoal ring (Yeah)

Simple man on an old six-string (Ooh)

Friday night, John 3:16

Backroad baptized just like me

He's holdin' it down, he earned that ground

He's a small-town, a small-town king


[Outro]

Fight somebody at the drop of a hat (Eh, yeah)

Help somebody, give the shirt off his back

Love somebody like she oughta be loved (Yeah)

Throws a little thanks to the man above (Small-town king)

Fight somebody at the drop of a hat

Help somebody, give the shirt off his back (Ooh)

Love somebody like she oughta be loved

Throws a little thanks to the man above