I'm a Northern man in rebel land I've been blessed with a damn good honky-tonk band And I'll be coming to a city near you soon You know it just occurred to me, I'll be hanging my hat in Tennessee And this Idaho boy is all out of aces up his sleeve And I'm just tryin' to understand How a guy like me even has a chance So, I'll trust my gut and stay true to who I am I'm just trying to hold onto nothin' while it means somethin' You might say it don't add up to a lot But it's all I got ♪ I've been known to spend some time On a cranberry bog where the ducks like to hide And the mountain side is where I clear my mind Big Sky's God's country and that is something I believe And I suppose I'll be that way 'til the day that I die I'm just trying to understand How a guy like me even has a chance So, I'll trust my gut and stay true to who I am I'm just trying to hold onto nothin' while it means somethin' You might say it don't add up to a lot But it's all I got ♪ I'm just trying to understand How a guy like me even has a chance So, I'll trust my gut and stay true to who I am I'm just trying to hold onto nothin' while it means somethin' You might say it don't add up to a lot But it's all I got ♪ I'm just trying to understand How a guy like me even has a chance So, I'll just try to understand How a guy like me even has a chance