Montgomery Gentry’s song “Folks Like Us” served as the title track for their 2015 album, which is also the last record the duo dropped before Troy Gentry‘s tragic death in September 2017.
“It’s what you might expect to hear out of Montgomery Gentry,” Gentry shared with Billboard about the tune in 2015. “It’s a song about American society and making ends meet. It’s about being patriotic and showing your faith and the love of family. It’s one of those blue-collar songs that we’ve been known for doing for so long.”
Check out the “Folks Like Us” music video below!
“Folks Like Us” Lyrics
We’re scattered out
On rural routes everywhere
From California to the Carolines
Flag wavin’, Jesus prayin’
Mama lovin’, don’t care
Redneck, white shirt, blue jean kind
Folks like us like to live a little
Honest, simple, outside, small town, America
Dream chasin’, beer drinkin’
Raise ’em up, if you’re thinkin’
This ole’ world ain’t got enough
Boot wearin’, God fearin’
Folks like us
With Folgers in a Thermos
At the door with a brown bag
Steel toes on the go
With the risin’ sun
Even when the wind
Ain’t at our backs
We don’t quit, won’t quit
‘Till the job gets done
Folks like us like to live a little
Honest, simple, outside, small town, America
Dream chasin’, beer drinkin’
Raise ’em up, if you’re thinkin’
This ole’ world ain’t got enough
Boot wearin’, God fearin’
Folks like us
We hang out, just a little too much
Hey, the way it is now, ain’t the way it was
A whole lot of real and a little less fake
Yeah, I guess that makes
Folks like us
Yeah, folks like us
Folks like us like to live a little
Honest, simple, outside, small town, America
Dream chasin’, beer drinkin’
Raise ’em up, if you’re thinkin’
This ole’ world ain’t got enough
Boot wearin’, God fearin’
Folks like us
No there just ain’t enough
Folks like us
