I grew up on the edge of a cornfield
At the end of a long dirt road
Carolina plow boy
Ain't had a free summer since I was ten years oldMama made us pick our own switches
So we could feel the sting of doin' wrong
That set me straight on the road I'm still onI am who I am
The product of a good woman loved by a real good man
I've learned what I've learned
By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turnsI love what I love
I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough
That's what you need to see to get a picture of me
I grew up on gospel 'cause that's all my daddy'd listen to
I found my soul in rock and roll
When me and my first guitar were introducedTruth is I've only loved one woman
And she'd have stayed, but I made her leave
She's still hauntin' me in every song I singI am who I am
The product of a woman still loved by a stubborn man
I've learned what I've learned
By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turnsI love what I love
I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough
That's what you need to see to get a picture of meLike me or leave me
Either way you know it the second you shake my hand
I'm a long way from Jesus
But I know He knows I'm doin' the best I can
I am who I am
The product of the good Lord lovin' a sinful man
I've learned what I've learned
By findin' the right way in all of my wrong turnsI love what I love
I ain't afraid to say it 'cause I'm damn sure man enough
That's what you need to see
That's what you need to see to get a picture of me
