I been feeling like a hound on a collar Need out of this town, need some muddy creek water Smoke on the ridge and some shine from a holler With the coyotes singin' in the backwoods Well, this concrete jungle feels like prison Noise so loud you can't even listen This rat race life don't feel like livin' Like a way out would Oh, like a way out would Everybody's movin' in, but buddy, I'm leavin' This eight-lane smog ain't worth breathin' It ain't giving me the freedom I'm needin' Like a way out would Like a way out- 'Cause I been feeling like a hound on a collar Need out of this town, need some muddy creek water Smoke on the ridge and some shine from a holler With the coyotes singin' in the backwoods These boots need dirt, soul needs savin' In a place that ain't changed since the good Lord made it Nothin's gonna do this good old boy some good Yeah, like a way out would I been feeling like a hound on a collar Yeah, if the stars burn out and the sun stops risin' If it all goes south, stocks start divin' If anywhere's gonna give me a chance at country boy survivin' Way out would A country boy can survive Yeah, I need to be way out in them woods 'Cause I been feeling like a hound on a collar Need out of this town, need some muddy creek water Smoke on the ridge and some shine from a holler With the coyotes singin' in the backwoods These boots need dirt, soul needs savin' In a place that ain't changed since the good Lord made it Nothin's gonna do this good old boy some good Yeah, like a way out would Oh yeah, like a way out would Yeah, need a little more time in the pines Way out in them woods A little more ease my mind Would do this old boy good 'Cause I been feeling like a hound on a collar Need out of this town, need some muddy creek water Smoke on the ridge and some shine from a holler With the coyotes singin' in the backwoods These boots need dirt, soul needs savin' In a place that ain't changed since the good Lord made it Nothin's gonna do this good old boy some good Yeah, like a way out would Oh, like a way out would I been feeling like a hound on a collar Need out of this town, need some muddy creek water Smoke on the ridge and some shine from a holler With the coyotes singin' in the backwoods