Plainsman Lyrics – Zach Bryan

Read the full Plainsman lyrics by Zach Bryan from the album Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs along with the music video, song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Zach Bryan’s music, you can also explore Lies, another song by Zach Bryan.

[Verse 1: Zach Bryan]
You can take him off the plains, but the plains live in him
Like a moccasin, sitting with his river bend venom
Gets into your blood and remains ’til you die

[Verse 2: Turnpike Troubadours]
You can call him off the mountain, but the mountain stays calling
Call him on his bluff, but he’s always all in
Killing coyotes, know a country boy can survive

[Chorus: Zach Bryan & Turnpike Troubadours, Zach Bryan]
So where would you go when you need someone honest?
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would you understand, beauty of a barren land
If it wasn’t for the hometown home now, plains man?

[Verse 3: Turnpike Troubadours]
You can take him off the river, but the river stays flowing
Take him off the hook, but the fly stays floating
Have a trout jumping out, asking where his old friend’s been

[Verse 4: Zach Bryan]
You can take him off the saw, but the saw stays cutting
You can take him off the hammer, but the frame needs butting
Worker his hands bloody, still come back for more

[Chorus: Turnpike Troubadours]
Now here you go, cut out, running
Bet you now doubled or nothing
You’ll never find the beauty that’ll beat this barren land
Or another like your hometown home now, plains man

[Verse 5: Turnpike Troubadours]
Honeysuckle choking out an old fence row
Hardwood yellow of a boat dock post
Feeling that you got it right when you had the chance

[Verse 6: Zach Bryan]
She ain’t gone if I can sit here with her
I feel her on the water with a cold chill shiver
Lorrie lit a cigarette and I just headed home

[Chorus: Zach Bryan & Turnpike Troubadours, Zach Bryan]
Where would you go when you need someone honest?
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would you understand the beauty of a barren land
If it wasn’t for the hometown home now, plains man?

[Chorus: Zach Bryan]
Where would you go when you need someone honest?
What would you wish if you only had a comet?
Would you understand the beauty of a barren land
If it wasn’t for the hometown home now, plains man?