Uptown Country
By Becca Bessinger

VERSE 1
My roots spread wide in two kinds of soil
Mama's side descended from royals

She knew which fork to use and when
Knew how to ballroom dance
She got tangled up with a red-neck man 
And BAM

CHORUS
I'm uptown country
I'm dirt and concrete
Sterling silver, spit-shined
Eating sushi off the line
Designer jeans cut to the knees
Hung on a line in a warm breeze
Uptown country

VERSE 2
My dad threw seeds and turned the ground
Reclined in a Lay-Z-Boy, toothpick in his mouth

Back then I'd sip his beer and steer
While he manned the gas and break
But Mama scrapped that Oldsmobile
Trying to set him straight

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
I'm a diamond chip off the old glass block
Didn't fall far from the hybrid tree
Yeah mom and dad gave the best
Of both their worlds to me

REPEAT CHORUS