Shaped By Grace
Big House Records

Country Cliché

Original Song by Dr. Philip William Calvert

Country Cliché — vintage car driving away on a rain-slicked rural road under stormy skies

© 2026 Philip William Calvert

Lyrics

Intro

I won't wait on the end of the day, I'll run it wide open now,

Sun on my back, yeah I'm leavin' town.

You said think outside the box, I just tore it apart,

Left it in pieces, sorry not sorry I broke your heart.

Pre-Chorus

You can keep your safe and sound,

I'm turnin' it up, I'm layin' it down.

You're too high a price to pay,

Not gonna live a country cliché.

Chorus

It ain't what it is, it's what I make it,

Got my own plans, I ain't gonna fake it.

Not gonna live your best life reel,

I'm out, baby, yeah this is real.

No offense, it's truth when I say it,

No empty words, I won't replay it.

Yeah, I'm done with every line you sell,

I got a song you ain't never heard tell.

You're too high a price to pay,

Not gonna live a country cliché.

Verse 2

You say there's a reason when it all goes wrong,

Got caught in your crazy but I'm movin' on.

You talk honesty like it's hard to find,

But truth shows up when I draw that line.

Pre-Chorus

You won't change, just hang new frames on the same old walls,

But I'm walkin' out, my heart's been called.

Chorus

It ain't what it is, it's what I make it,

Got my own plans, I ain't gonna fake it.

Not gonna live your best life reel,

I'm out, baby, yeah this is real.

No offense, it's truth when I say it,

No empty words, I won't replay it.

Yeah, I'm done with every line you sell,

I got a song you ain't never heard tell.

You're too high a price to pay,

Not gonna live a country cliché.

Bridge

Unprecedented, yeah I've heard that line,

I'm tired of tryin' to read your mind.

Low-hangin' fruit? I'm reachin' high,

Where the air gets clear and your lies don't fly.

Final Chorus

It ain't what it is, it's what I make it,

Got my own plans, I ain't gonna fake it.

Not gonna live your best life reel,

I'm out, baby, yeah this is real.

No offense, it's truth when I say it,

No empty words, I won't replay it.

Yeah, I'm done with every line you sell,

I got a song you ain't never heard tell.

You're too high a price to pay,

Not gonna live a country cliché.

Outro

Yeah you can keep what you're tryin' to sell,

I got a song you ain't never heard tell.

You're too high a price to pay,

Not gonna live a country cliché.


Yeah, not gonna live a country cliché.

Yeah, not gonna live a country cliché.

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