Real
Embracing Life's Genuine Moments
Lyrics
Five-hundred channels and there ain't much on tonight
Expressing dissatisfaction with the current TV offerings.
But reality shows about some folk's so-called lives
Critiquing reality shows that depict questionable aspects of people's lives.
A pretty girl cries 'cause she don't get a rose
Describing a girl upset over not receiving a rose on a reality dating show.
But she'll find love next year on her own show
Suggesting the same girl will find love on her own reality show in the future.
And they call that real
Questioning the authenticity of these reality shows, labeling them as "real."
Real is a hand you hold fifty-seven years
Defining real as a lasting, committed relationship lasting 57 years.
Real is a band of gold tremblin' with fear
Highlighting the genuine nature of a marriage symbolized by a gold band.
It's the first long tear down an old man's face,
Depicting the emotional impact of a significant loss.
Watchin' his angel slippin' away
Describing the pain of watching a loved one slipping away.
His heart's so broke, it's never gonna heal
Emphasizing the irreparable brokenness of the heart.
I call that real
Contrasting the reality of enduring love with the superficiality of reality TV.
Where I live, housewives don't act like that
Portraying a different reality where people behave differently.
And the survivors are farmers in John Deere hats
Highlighting the resilience of farmers facing challenges.
Our amazin' race is beatin' the check
Describing the struggle of making ends meet and paying bills.
Prayin' that the bank ain't ran it through yet
Expressing hope that a bank hasn't processed a check yet.
Real, like too much rain fallin' from the sky
Portraying real struggles, like excessive rain causing issues.
Real, like the drought that came around here last July
Referring to the real challenges of a drought in July.
It's the damn boll weevils and the market and the weeds,
List of hardships including boll weevils, market challenges, and weeds.
The prayer they're prayin' when they plant the seeds
Describing the prayers made during the vulnerable act of planting seeds.
And the chance they take to bring us our next meal
Highlighting the risks farmers take to provide the next meal.
I call that real
Affirming that these real challenges are what the speaker considers genuine.
Real, like a job you lose 'cause it moves to Mexico
Portraying the reality of job loss due to relocation to Mexico.
Like a mama and a baby with no safe place to go
Describing the vulnerability of a mother and child without a safe place.
Like a little dream-house with a big old foreclosed sign
Depicting the harsh reality of a dream house with a foreclosure sign.
Like a flag-draped coffin and a twenty-one gun goodbye
Describing the somber scene of a flag-draped coffin and a military farewell.
I call that real
Reiterating the speaker's perspective that these situations represent real life.
Man, I call that real
Affirming the genuine nature of the portrayed struggles.
Oh, I call that real
Repeating the assertion that the depicted scenarios are indeed real.
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