I was digging through the trash outside of the church
Lower than I've ever been, I'd never been worse
When he walked around the corner with a Styrofoam container
Said, "Hey. I got this here for you. "

Asked me where home was
I just looked him in the eye
He said, "Get on in the truck. Don't worry. It's all right"
Took me home, introduced me to his wife
She said, "Fine. You can stay the night. "
Figured it'd just be a couple days
We're coming up on five years this May

We've been hunting, we've been fishing
He's been teaching me things
Reckon you can say he really took me under his wing
Hell, I'm with him everywhere he goes
Gave me a job picking up sticks and digging holes
Made me a part of his family, man, I love his kids
Even think I'm in some pictures hung up on the fridge
Yeah, he saved my life
And if there's one thing I've learned since then
Is that a good old country boy is a dog's best friend

A couple blue-collar boys
Boy, we're thick as thieves
Anyone messes with him, they're barking up the wrong tree
They're gonna find out real quick
he's got a dog in the fight
And they're gonna have to deal with it

Oh, we got each other's backs that way
It's like this unspoken pact we made

'Cause we've been hunting, we've been fishing
He's been teaching me things
Reckon you can say he really took me under his wing
Hell, I'm with him everywhere he goes
Gave me a job picking up sticks and digging holes
Made me a part of his family, man, I love his kids
Even think I'm in some pictures hung up on the fridge
Yeah, he saved my life
And if there's one thing I've learned since then
Is that a good old country boy is a dog's best friend

'Til the end
And he tells me all the time
That I'm his
I sure hope he knows he's mine

'Cause we've been hunting, we've been fishing
He's been teaching me things
Reckon you can say he really took me under his wing
Hell, I'm with him everywhere he goes
Gave me a job picking up sticks and digging holes
Made me a part of his family, man, I love his kids
Even think I'm in some pictures hung up on the fridge
Yeah, he saved my life
And if there's one thing I've learned since then
Is that a good old country boy is a dog's best friend

A dog's best friend