My old truck was missin' now an' then:
I figured it was time to trade her in.
The salesman, he came rushin' out;
He said: "We got a beauty, let me tell you about.
"It's got satellite radio and DVD.
"Lonestar an' even got your own TV.
"Take a minute, son, an' sit inside."
I told him: "Buddy, 'fore you pay my ride,

"I'm a meat and potato man.
"Like to keep it just as simple as I can.
"I tell you: even 'fore you grease a pan,
"I'm a meat and potato man.
"Don't need all the fancy stuff:
"Just the basics, buddy: that'll be enough.
"I'll tell you plain, so you understand:
"I'm a meat and potato man."

You go to buy a cup of coffee these days:
They make it up about a hundred ways.
Decaff, half an' half, vanilla, hazelnut.
I like it black in a styrofoam cup.
An' every time I pull up to the drive-through.
Way too many choices on the menu:
Sugar-free, low-carb an' no-fat.
"Well, hell, yeah: I want some fries with that."

"'Cause I'm a meat and potato man.
"Like to keep it just as simple as I can.
"I tell you: even 'fore you grease a pan,
"I'm a meat and potato man."

I like boots an' old blue jeans,
The Three Stooges an' jelly beans,~
Fishin' worms in a coffee can:
A cold beer an' a country band.

'Cause I'm a meat and potato man.
Like to keep it just as simple as I can.
I tell you: even 'fore you grease a pan,
I'm a meat and potato man.
Don't need all the fancy stuff:
Just the basics, buddy: that'll be enough.
I'll tell you plain, so you understand:
I'm a meat and potato man.

I'll tell you plain, so you understand:
I'm a meat and potato man.
Aw, yes I am.