The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I'm just a country boy
I've got sand all in my shoes, I met a
Met a big city woman, got the
Got the big city blues i got the
Got the big city blues
I don't want your sympathy
And I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy
Big city women no you don't know my mind
You can't love me with a feeling
You can't, can't satisfy my mind
No, can't satisfy my mind
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy
Oh look going back home there she goes
Back down to Memphis, Tennessee
I've got a woman who thinks the world of me
And now, love me all the time
And now, gonna love me all the time
I don't want your sympathy
And I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy a country boy
I'm just a country boy
Got sand all in my shoes, I met a
Met a big city woman got the
Got the big city blues i got the
Got the big city blues
I don't want your sympathy
And i don't want your pity oh let me be
Let me be oh let me be
Let me be
A country boy a country boy
I've got sand all in my shoes, I met a
Met a big city woman, got the
Got the big city blues i got the
Got the big city blues
I don't want your sympathy
And I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy
Big city women no you don't know my mind
You can't love me with a feeling
You can't, can't satisfy my mind
No, can't satisfy my mind
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy
Oh look going back home there she goes
Back down to Memphis, Tennessee
I've got a woman who thinks the world of me
And now, love me all the time
And now, gonna love me all the time
I don't want your sympathy
And I don't want your pity
Oh let me be let me be
Oh let me be let me be
A country boy a country boy
I'm just a country boy
Got sand all in my shoes, I met a
Met a big city woman got the
Got the big city blues i got the
Got the big city blues
I don't want your sympathy
And i don't want your pity oh let me be
Let me be oh let me be
Let me be
A country boy a country boy
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Country Boy Lyrics as written by Kenny Lee Smith
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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