That’s Just Me

[vocal mature_female_lead, tempo 98_bpm, entry cold_start, instrumentation banjo_acoustic_guitar_intro, instrumentation acoustic_guitar, banjo, bass_guitar, drums_delayed_entry, light_electric_guitar_late, production raw_rootsy_country, minimal_polish, organic_timing, live_band_feel, mood proud, grounded, warm, wry, authentic, mix dry_intro, vocal_forward, clear_midrange, natural_dynamics, section no_drums_until_verse_two, restrained_chorus_lift, bridge_stripped_back, exclude soft_acoustic_intro, steel_guitar_intro, ambient_pads, shimmer_textures, pop_gloss, overproduced_nashville, modern_country_pop_sheen, style_prompt hillbilly_roots_country, banjo_led_intro, conversational_storytelling, confident_without_flash, lived_in_gulf_coast_country] Verse 1 I learned to tell time by the tide in the bay By church bells ringing at noon everyday barefoot kids riding in the back of a truck Mama said don’t stare, but everybody looked Grew up south of Houston where the gulf meets land Salt in the air, dirt on our hands I could have left at any time But I stayed and called it mine Verse 2 I’ve seen that skyline light up at night From the shoulder of I-45 I know folks who wanted something else I just wanted something that felt like mine Got dirt on my jeans from a baseball field Still hear that screen door slam If there’s a line between then and now I guess I never crossed it, man Chorus I talk how I talk, I stay where I stay Still wave at the neighbors, across the way I don’t dress it up, don’t call it much It shows every time I laugh instead I ain’t hiding anything, never tried It’s just how I’ve always been I didn’t plan it, didn’t change it That’s just me Verse 3 Gulf rain comes down like it always does Sideways, loud, then gone too soon Same old songs on the same old radio Same cracked mug in the kitchen, too Some folks call it small, I call it home Call it stubborn if you want I just call it what raised me right And never asked me to tone it down Chorus I talk how I talk, I stay where I stay Still wave at the neighbors, across the way I don’t dress it up, don’t call it much It shows every time I laugh instead I ain’t hiding anything, never tried It’s just how I’ve always been I didn’t plan it, didn’t change it That’s just me Bridge If I ever tried to be somebody else I wouldn’t know where to begin This life fits me like it is So I reckon I’ll just live in it Final Chorus I talk how I talk, I stay where I stay Still wave at the neighbors, across the way I don’t dress it up, don’t call it much It shows every time I laugh instead I ain’t hiding anything, never tried It’s just how I’ve always been I didn’t plan it, didn’t change it That’s just me It’s just how I’ve always been I didn’t plan it, didn’t change it That’s just me