I don't like to go down to the flats 'Cause I can't park on a hill Instead of getting a rolling start I have to pay the bill I guess I need that city life It sure has lots of style But pretty soon it wears me out And I have to think to smile I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind It's only someone else's potatoes if You're pickin' someone else's patch And if you go down there anyway It very seldom lasts I found that out once long ago And it sure got me confused I still don't know which way to go To lose those old spud blues I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind [alternate verses from 1985-09-03, Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo] I don't like to go down to the flats 'Cause I can't park on a hill Instead of getting a rolling start I have to pay the bill I guess I need that city life It sure has lots of style But pretty soon it wears me down And I have to think to smile I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind It's only someone else's potatoes if You're pickin' someone else's patch And if you go down there anyway It very seldom lasts I tried that out once long ago And it sure got me confused I still don't know which way to go To lose those old spud blues I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind xxxx xxx were in nashville Singing a country song And meanwhile that ol' hound dog Elvis Was doing everything wrong It seems while he was sleeping A stranger walked by his nose And later that night when my wife came home He scared her out of her clothes I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind I'm thankful for my country home It gives me peace of mind Somewhere I can walk alone And leave myself behind I'm thankful for my country home