City Livin'

“City livin’ ain’t easy. That kinda says it all already, but the song isn’t meant to further the rural/urban divide. It’s about the workers that do the jobs nobody else wants for frequently less than desirable wages.

This is an anthem for the little people that make the world run, all the while still waiting for that wealth to trickle on down. It’s about that dream of finally making it, and owning a little piece of land in the country where you can eat a lot peaches and try and find Jesus on your own.” -Jake Stilson

City Livin’ - Lyrics

City livin ain't easy

for a country boy at heart

I need woods, clean air

And two track dirt roads

To keep from fallin' apart

Yet it seems I've gotta find a way

Every single working day

To just keep my head down and do my part

That just ain't been workin' out at all

Lunch break, smoke break,

Listen to a hot take

And try’n make sense if it all

Days go by like yesterday’s wine

I got a lotta nothin’ to show for my time

And that just ain’t been workin’ out at all

Country livin’ comes easy

If your heart’s already there

The buzz of town is a distant dream

Sittin’ in the shade with a breeze in the air

You’ll no longer find your days

Caught up runnin’ in the big rat race

Fighting for the scraps

That the rich folks choose to share

That just ain't been workin' out at all

Lunch break, smoke break,

Listen to a hot take

And try’n make sense if it all

Days go by like yesterday’s wine

I got a lotta nothin’ to show for my time

And that just ain’t been workin’ out at all