well billy joe mcallester jr, showed up
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at the reunion. clean cut, shaved, decked out
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in armani's best. in perfect spoken english,
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he said nowadays i go by william. and he
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talked about his new life and money it made out west.
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and he tried his hardest not to be that old boy
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that we all knew. til he pulled out that Earnhardt
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wallet on a chain hooked to his beltloop.
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you cant hide redneck. beneath a 3-piece
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suit. no stripes, white collar gonna keep it
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from bleeding through. ya you might as
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well forget it, its gonna find its way out.
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no you cant hide redneck, might as well be proud.
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well the last we all seen of sandy
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she'd moved up to boston
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law school payed off, made her a federal
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judge. oh and scotty had to go and ask her
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if she still hates john since she lost him.
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she said "john who old yah know i dont hold a grudge"
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and her heart stayed as professional as long as she could.
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and she tied one on and led into john just like we all
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knew she would.
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you cant hide redneck. behind a big ole job.
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a big ole cherry wood desk
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sho aint no camouflage. yea you might as
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well forget it, its gonna find its way out.
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awh you cant hide redneck,
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no you cant hide redneck in a big ole
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crowd. you gonna blow our cover
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cant keep us from getting loud.
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yea you might as well forget it.
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its gonna find its way out.
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no you cant hide redneck, might as well be proud.
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might as well be proud.
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You Can't Hide Redneck
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Tracy Lawrence |