Intro: | verse 1 Got a little southern drawl in my talk Little pickup truck on my highway Got a little boot stomp in my walk Little neon lighting my Friday Got some Tennessee in my whiskey Raise a cup up if you with me I was raised on Merle, raised on Willie Got my Honky Tonk attitude from Joe Diffie Daddy did too, it's family tradition If someone cranks it up, you can't help but listen My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing And I gotta give props to the radio 'Cause if you know me, I was raised on country verse 2 It's the only reason that I survived Every breakup and every party It's the soundtrack to my life It runs deep in my DNA I was raised on Merle, raised on Willie Got my Honky Tonk attitude from Joe Diffie Daddy did too, it's family tradition If someone cranks it up, you can't help but listen My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing And I gotta give props to the radio 'Cause if you know me, I was raised on country I was raised on country Bridge (Raised on country music) Learned a lot about living and a little 'bout love (Raised on country music) And you know that's something I'm so proud of I was raised on Merle, raised on Willie Got my Honky Tonk attitude from Joe Diffie Daddy did too, it's family tradition If someone cranks it up, you can't help but listen My upbringing sounds like George Strait singing And I gotta give props to the radio 'Cause if you know me, I was raised on country (Raised on country music) Yeah, I was raised on country (Raised on country music) I was raised on country Outro (Raised on country music)