In The Blood

[Verse 1]
He is a plain dirt farmer like his father was before
His daddy worked this ground for fifty years, and he’ll work it fifty more
I do believe he’d sell his soul before he’d sell this land
This old red clay, it ain’t just on his hands

[Chorus]
('Cause) It’s in the blood, in the blood
The life he leads is the life he loves
And he will die before he gives it up
Oh, oh, oh, it’s in the blood

[Verse 2]
Well, there's a race car driver just livin’ for the thrill
Of runnin’ down the backstretch, door to door and wheel to wheel
It cost him all his money, it cost him his first wife
But he knows where he’ll be come Saturday night

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
There is an old bull rider, just turned twenty-eight
I guess he’s broken every bone a man could ever break
He’ll ride until he’s champion, or he’ll ride ‘till he gets thrown
In some small town rodeo or the Astrodome

[Chorus]

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 4]
I am a guitar picker, and these songs are part of me
I’ve played them all for money, I’ve played them all for free
Some folks say I’m crazy, but I don’t give a damn
It ain’t just what I do, it’s what I am

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Oh, it's in the blood