You can trade that pickup for a brand new Cadillac Slap you on that custom Gucci suit and ditch that camo hat You can move from the boondocks to Beverly Hills Drop a little hip hop in the boombox, but still You can't hide red Don't you know we were born this way You can't hide red You can see it in everything Yeah, the way we walk, the way we talk It's the down-home way we raised Don't ever wanna, ain't ever gonna change You can't hide red With that twang, we sang You can't hide red We smoke, we drink You can't hide red You might get your soul endures Saying grace and thank you, Lord For the good times and the good life We all live, amen So what if we are backwards Just because you talkin' faster Hell, you ain't got no tabaccer In your lip You can't hide red Don't you know we were born this way You can't hide red You can see it in everything Yeah, the way we walk, the way we talk It's the down-home way we raised Don't ever wanna, ain't ever gonna change You can't hide red With that twang, we sang You can't hide red We smoke, we drink You can't hide red You can move from the boondocks to Beverly Hills Drop a little hip hop in the boombox, but still You can't hide red Don't you know we were born this way You can't hide red You can see it in everything Yeah, the way we walk, the way we talk It's the down-home way we raised Don't ever wanna, ain't ever gonna change You can't hide red With that twang, we sang You can't hide red We smoke, we drink You can't hide red