I was sittin on a woodstool
in a barbecue join in Tennessee.
When this old boy walked in
and he sat right down next to me.
I could tell he'd been through some hard times.
There were tear stains on his old shirt.
Then he said 'do you wanna know what you get
when you play a country song backwards?'

You get your house back.
You get your dog back.
You get your best friend Jack back.
You get your truck back.
You get your hair back.
You get your first and second wifes back.
Your front porch swing.
Your dinge-linge-ling.
Your bling bling bling and your diamond ring.
You get your farm and the barn and the boat and the harley.
The old black cat named Charlie.
Sounds a little crazy
a little scattered and absurd.
But that's what you get when you play a country song backwards.

Well i never heard it said quite like that
It hit me in the face cause that's where I'm at
I almost fell flat out on the floor
He said wait a minute, that's not all, there's even more

You get your mind back
Get your nerves back
Your first heart attack back
You get your pride back
You get your life back
You get your first real love back
You get your big screen TV, dvd and a washing machine
You get the pond and the lawn the bail and the mower
You go back to where you don't know her
It sounds a little crazy
A little scattered and absurd
But that's what you get when you play a country song backwards

We sat there and talk about how it would be
And we just revide it all and go back in T-I-M-E

You get your house back
You get your dog back
You get your best friend jack back
You get your truck back
You get your hair back
You get your first and second wives back
Your front porch swing
Your pretty little thing
Your bling bling bling and your diamond ring
You get your farm and the barn and the boat and the harley
First night in jail with charlie
You get your mind back
Get your nerves back
Your first heart attack back
You get your pride back
You get your life back
You get your first real love back
You get your big screen TV, dvd and a washing machine
You get the pond and the lawn the bail and the mower
You go back to where you don't know her
It sounds a little crazy
A little scattered and absurd
But that's what you get when you play a country song backwards