About The Song
Toby Keith’s song, Made in America, is the artist’s chart-topping expression of patriotism. The artist is known to have several songs under his belt that articulate his love for America. It’s safe to say that expressing his passionate feelings for his motherland is a long-standing theme in many of the Toby Keith Songs we love.
That said, Made in America by Toby Keith was written because of the artist’s recurring conversation with his colleagues. It’s about weighing the pros and cons of supporting products labeled “Made in America.”
The song starts with Keith talking about his father. He describes him as a man that fits the stereotype of what many would call a classic patriot. The song says he was hard-working and “lives off the land,” implying his rural-based and rugged origins.
Keith continues describing him as someone who lives his life upright. He then says it pains his father to see foreign goods flooding the American market. His father even commits to buying items made in America, despite coming at a higher price than their imported counterparts.
The song clarifies that such actions aren’t because of hatred towards other countries. Instead, it is because of his affection for his homeland and the strong desire to support it. It’s not difficult to see how proud Toby Keith is to consider his father as someone who is, in essence, “made in America.”
Toby Keith’s “Made in America” is his first track on Clancy’s Tavern, his 15th album. The album got released under Show Dog-Universal Music in June 2011. It became one of Keith’s most successful songs. It managed to climb to the number 40 spot on Billboard Hot 100.
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Lyrics
My old man’s that old man,
Spent his life livin’ off the land
Dirty hands, and a clean soul
It breaks his heart seein’ foreign cars
Filled with fuel that isn’t ours
And wearin’ cotton we didn’t grow
He’s got the red, white,
And blue flyin’ high on the farm
Semper fi tattooed on his left arm
Spends a little more in the store for a tag
In the back that says U.S.A.
He won’t buy nothin’ that he can’t fix
With WD Forty and a Craftsman wrench
He ain’t prejudice he’s just, made in America
Loves his wife, she’s that wife
That decorates on the fourth of July
But says, “Every day’s Independence Day”
She’s golden rule, teaches school
Some folks say it isn’t cool
But she says the Pledge of Allegiance anyway
He’s got the red, white, and blue flyin’ high on the farm
Semper fi tattooed on his left arm
Spends a little more in the store for a tag
In the back that says U.S.A.
He won’t buy nothin’ that he can’t fix
With WD Forty and a Craftsman wrench
He ain’t prejudice he’s just, made in America
Born in the heartland, raised up a family
King James and Uncle Sam
Got the red, white, and blue flyin’ high on the farm
Semper fi tattooed on his left arm
Spends a little more at the store for a tag
In the back that says U.S.A.
Won’t buy nothin’ that he can’t fix
With WD Forty and a Craftsman wrench
He ain’t prejudice he’s just, made in America
Made in America, made in America
Yeah my old man’s that old man,
Made in America
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