Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Downtown cities, man, they sure look pretty When you're lookin' out at the skyline But I'm tellin' you, cousin Man, they ain't got nothin' On a night sky full of fireflies (Sure gone) Downtown hunnies, man, they sure look money When they're rooftop chillin' poolside With them bikinis and them sandals But they sure don't hold a candle To my baby when she's layin' lakeside 'Cause ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Ain't no better place in the country than the country No matter where you go, man Everybody knows that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no It ain't just Georgia, hell, it's right there for ya All you gotta do is take it way out From Louisiana to Montana, there's hellabuncha smalltowners Drinkin' 'round a fire right now (Pour it up) So buddy pack your bags If you've never seen stars like that 'Cause nobody sings Nitty Gritty out there in the city It's a stone cold fact Ya know that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Ain't no better place in the country than the country No matter where you go, man Everybody knows that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Country than the country, no So buddy pack your bags If you've never seen stars like that 'Cause nobody sings Nitty Gritty out there in the city It's a stone cold fact Yeah, ya know that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Ain't no better place in the country than the country No matter where you go, man Everybody knows that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no Ain't no better place in the country than the country No matter where you go, man Everybody knows that Ain't no better place in the country than the country, no