[Verse 1]

It’s a red bandana

Cowboy hat and boots, kind’a day.

I’d be out in the barn if I had one,

but it seems that I don’t get my way.

So I just have to settle for thinkin’

that simple country thought.

That I long for the country life that’s better

than the city life has brought.

[Verse 2]

I’d be carin' for the horses,

The cattle,

the chickens and such.

All the livestock

if there was any livestock,

but for real?

Not so much.

I’ve got the jeans the shirts and boots,

The hat

the work gloves,

the desires.

But all I have is this city boy’s blues

with duds that country life requires.

[Chorus]

City boots, country heart,

Dreams of barns, skies full of stars.

I wear the look.

I play the part.

But dirt don’t cling where sidewalks start.

City boots.

With country heart.

[Verse 3]

I’d trade the streets for front porch swing

For spaces I could roam.

The traffic for the birds that sing

A place that I’d call home.

I'd trade two piece suits for overalls

And a field or two to plow

It’s country life and what it calls for,

not what I have now.

[Bridge]

I’ve seen sunsets over concrete hills

But chased the life I want to feel.

Someday I’ll find that windin' road

where dust runs deep

with the country appeal.

[Pre-chorus]

I know the songs I hum along

But my roots don’t stretch where they belong.

[Chorus]

City boots, country heart,

Dreams of barns, skies full of stars.

I wear the look.

I play the part.

But dirt don’t cling where sidewalks start.

City boots.

With country heart.

[Chorus]

City boots, country heart,

Dreams of barns, skies full of stars.

I wear the look.

I play the part.

But dirt don’t cling where sidewalks start.

City boots.

With country heart.

[Outro]

My mood is sad I long for more

with many a regret.

My wantin' what I’d really like

is more than I will get.

So I’ll wear the red bandana

and my cowboy hat and boots,

And I’ll want it more as time goes by.

Wishin' country was my roots.

(Wishin' me a heart)

[Music plays out]