C C/B Am G Well We grew up Down by the railroad Tracks F G C shootin BB's at old beer cans C/B Am Choakin' on the smoke from a lucky strike G F G Cau somebody lifted off his old mansu C/B We were Football Flunkies Am G Southern Rock Junkies F G C Crankin' up the stereo's C/B Singing Loud and Proud Am G F G C to "Gimmie Three Steps" "Simple Man" and "Curtis Low" C C/B Am G F G C We were Good ya know C C/B Am G Got some discount Knowledge at the Junior College F G C Where we majored in beer and girls C/B Am G It was all real funny 'til we ran out of money F G C and they threw us out into the world C/B Am G Yeah the kids that thought they'd run this town F G C ain't a runnin' much of anything C/B Am G just lovin' and laughin' and bustin' our asses F G C and we all call it all livin' the dream [Chorus] F G These are my people C This is where I come from F G C Were givin' this life everything we got and then some F G It ain't always pretty C But its real C C/B It's the way we were made Am G F Wouldn't have it any other way C C C/B Am G F G C These are my people C C/B Am G Well We take it all week on the chin with a grin F G C 'til we make it to a friday night C/B Am And it's church league softball G F holler about a bad call G F C preacher breaking up the fight C/B Am G Then later on at the Green Light Tavern F G C Well everybody is gathered as friends C/B Am And the beers a pourin' G 'til Monday Mornin' F G C and we start it all over again [Chorus] F G These are my people C This is where I come from F G C Were givin' this life everything we got and then some F G It ain't always pretty C But its real C C/B It's the way we were made Am G F Wouldn't have it any other way C C C/B Am G F G C These are my people C G We fall Down and We get up F We walk proud and We talk tough C G We got heart and We got nerve F G Even If we are a bit disturbed [Chorus] F G These are my people C This is where I come from F G C Were givin' this life everything we got and then some F G It ain't always pretty C But its real C C/B It's the way we were made Am G F Wouldn't have it any other way C C C/B Am G F G C These are my people