Run the Damn Ball

Wasn’t half-time yet in the game

When he sipped a half-empty glass

The ol' boy threw another fifth

When somebody dropped another pass

Came off of his stool cussin’ at the flat screen

Above the Beam bottles and the beer

And when he looked at me like, "What do you think?"

I said, "Man, we keep it simple round here"

We run the damn ball, plow the dang dirt

Earn a paycheck, settle down, go to church

Live for the day, we stack ‘em on up

Take the three yards and a cloud of dust

Sunday dinner to Friday night

The game ain’t changed and that’s alright

When all else fails, it ain't a bad call

To pass the green beans and run the damn ball

I said it’s hard to be tried and true

Yeah, the record speaks for itself

Nowadays in this can't-wait, Hail Mary world

I reckon it’s a pretty tough sell

So run the damn ball, plow the dang dirt

Earn a paycheck, settle down, go to church

Live for the day, we stack ‘em on up

Take the three yards and a cloud of dust

Sunday dinner to Friday night

The game ain’t changed and that’s alright

When all else fails, it ain't a bad call

To pass the cornbread and run the damn ball

Yeah, where I come from

We stick to the one that we brung to the dance

And I'm still sold on if it ain't broke, then why try to fix it, man?

Just run the damn ball, plow the dang dirt

Earn a paycheck, settle down, go to church

Live for the day, we stack ‘em on up

Take the three yards and a cloud of dust

Sunday dinner to Friday night

Ain't much changed in the game of life

So when all else fails, it ain't a bad call

To pass the green beans and run the damn ball

To pass the cornbread and run the damn ball

To pass the Lord’s plate and run the damn ball

Just run the damn ball