Never lived in LA Never shot anyone Never lived in New York City And still managed to have some fun I work my fields then I hit my knees And pray for the tears of heaven to help me please You never heard of me but it's not my fault Blame it on the death of Charles Kuralt My truck's got 100,000 on it And it still runs fine My kid's stay dry and warm And all of 'em are mine Met my wife in high school and I chased her down She's still the prettiest girl in this here town Ain't got nothing to hide but it's not my fault Blame it on the death of Charles Kuralt Fireworks paint a picture But some will never see What those city lights Ain't doing for me Blame it on the death of Charles Kuralt So I'll take my trip To the general store Old Joe doesn't even ask What I need anymore Says he can tell by my walk and the mood I'm in Still got my daddy's credit from way back when You never heard of me but it's not my fault Blame it on the death of Charles Kuralt