I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool

I remember wearing straight leg Levis
Flannel shirts even when
They weren't in style

I remember singing with
Roy Rogers at the movies
When the West was really wild

I was listening to the Opry
When all of my friends
Were digging rock and roll
And rhythm and blues

I was country when country wasn't cool

I remember circling the drive-in
Pulling up and turning down George Jones
I remember when no one was looking
I was putting peanuts in my Coke

I took a lot of kidding
'Cause I never did fit in
Now look at everybody trying to be
What I was then

I was country when country wasn't cool

I was country when country wasn't cool
I was country from my hat down to my boots
I still act and look the same
What you see ain't nothing new

I was country when country wasn't cool

They call us country bumpkins
For sticking to our roots
I'm just glad we're in a country
Where we're all free to choose

I was country when country wasn't cool

I was country when country wasn't cool
Yeah, I was country from my hat down to my boots
I still act and look the same
What you see ain't nothing new
I was country when country wasn't cool

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't cool