I was sittin' on a bar stool In a barbecue joint in Tennessee When this old boy walked in And he sat right down next to me I could tell he'd been through some hard times 'Cause there were tear stains on his old shirt And he said, you wanna know what you get When you play a country song backwards You get your house back You get your dog back You get your best friend Jack back You get your truck back You get your hair back You get your first and second jobs back Your front porch swing Your bling, bling, bling and a diamond ring You get your farm, and the barn And the boat, and the Harley And that old black cat named Charlie It sounds a little crazy A little scattered and absurd But that's what you get When you play a country song backwards Well, I never heard it said quite like that It hit me in the face 'cause that's where I'm at I almost fell flat out on the floor He said, wait a minute, that's not all There's even more You get your mind back You get your nerves back Your achy breaky heart You get your pride back You get your life back You get your first real love back You get your big screen TV, a DVD And a washing machine You get the pond, and the lawn The breaker, and the mower You go back where you don't know her It sounds a little crazy A little scattered and absurd But that's what you get When you play a country song backwards Oh play that song! We sat there and talked About how it would be If we could turn it all around And go back T-I-M-E You get your house back You get your dog back You get your best friend Jack back You get your truck back You get your hair back You get your first and second job back Your front porch swing Your bling, bling, bling and a diamond ring You get your farm, and the barn And the boat, and the Harley And that old black cat named Charlie You get your mind back You get your nerves back Your achy breaky heart You get your pride back You get your life back You get your first real love back You get your big screen TV, a DVD And a washing machine You get the pond, and the lawn The breaker, and the mower You go back when life was slower It sounds a little crazy A little scattered and absurd But that's what you get When you play a country song backwards