That’s the Only Way I Know

Whether you like country music or not, you have to admit it’s probably the best format through which to tell stories. Here’re the lyrics:

Well I grew up in one of them old farm towns
Where they hit it hard till the sun goes down
Nobody really seemed to care that we were living in the middle of nowhere
We just figured that’s how it was
And everyone else was just like us
Soaking in the rain baking in the sun
Don’t quit till the job gets done

That’s the only way I know
Don’t stop till everything’s gone
Straight ahead never turn round
Don’t back up, don’t back down
Full throttle wide open
You get tired, you don’t show it
Dig a little deeper when you think you can’t dig no more
That’s the only way I know
That old red dirt the first thing you learn
You don’t get nothing that you don’t earn
Humble pride that I grew up on
You find out just how bad you want it
Sun in our eyes backs to the fences
Didn’t know the odds were against us
Hit the wall smoking and spinning
Still wasn’t thinking ‘bout nothing but winning

That’s the only way I know
Don’t stop till everything’s gone
Straight ahead never turn round
Don’t back up, don’t back down
Full throttle wide open
You get tired, you don’t show it
Dig a little deeper when you think you can’t dig no more
That’s the only way I know

Maybe there’s another path that will get you there a little bit faster,
But I’m sticking with the one inside of me.

That’s the only way I know
Don’t stop till everything’s gone
Straight ahead never turn round
Don’t back up, don’t back down
Full throttle wide open
You get tired, you don’t show it
Dig a little deeper when you think you can’t dig no more
That’s the only way I know

Jason Aldean with Luke Bryan & Eric Church (LYRICS)

In a way, this song reminds me of the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan’s view of why governments don’t work, you do.

Here’s what Ronnie had to say:

-The most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”

-One way to make sure crime doesn’t pay would be to let the government run it.

-Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:  If it moves, tax it.  If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.        

-Government does not tax to get the money it needs; government always finds a need for the money it taxes.

-We were poor when I was young. But the difference then was the government didn’t come around telling you you were poor.

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