I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

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[00:10.87] I remember wearin' straight-leg Levis [00:14.29] Flannel shirts even when they weren't in style [00:20.09] I remember singin' with Roy Rogers [00:23.54] At the movies when the West was really wild [00:29.70] And I was listenin' to the Opry [00:32.78] When all of my friends [00:34.46] Were diggin' Rock 'n Roll and Rhythm and Blues [00:39.02] I was country when country wasn't cool [00:48.06] I remember circlin' the drive-in [00:51.10] Pullin' up and turnin' down George Jones [00:57.39] I remember when no one was lookin' [01:00.29] I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke [01:06.45] I took a lot of kiddin' [01:09.20] 'Cause I never did fit in [01:11.69] Now look at everybody [01:13.49] Tryin' to be what I was then [01:16.12] I was country when country wasn't cool, ooh [01:25.09] I was country when country wasn't cool [01:33.93] I was country from my hat down to my boots [01:43.28] I still act, and look the same [01:47.82] What you see ain't nothin' new [01:52.16] I was country when country wasn't cool [02:20.33] They call us country bumpkins [02:22.36] For stickin' to our roots [02:24.55] I'm just glad we're in a country [02:27.06] Where we're all free to choose [02:29.15] I was country (I was country) when country wasn't cool [02:37.92] Hey, I was country when country wasn't cool [02:46.11] Yeah, and I was country from my hat down to, whoa, my boots [02:56.13] I still act, and look the same [03:01.36] What you see ain't nothin' new [03:05.58] 'Cause I was country when country wasn't cool [03:14.61] Yeah, I was country when country wasn't cool