I remember hearin' Leeann Rimes
When she sang "Blue", it sounded like Patsy Cline
And I love that group SheDaisy
But don't they sound a lot like Destiny's Child
Now Michael Bolton's on the Opry
And they've turned me down again
And man, that really hurts me a lot
'Cause I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop

I remember "He Stopped Lovin' Her Today"
Back when radio would play George Jones
You never hear "Family Tradition" or all those killer songs Bochephus wrote
And I ain't heard "Twin Fiddlin'" since I don't know when
Now it's more like Britney Spears than it is Loretta Lynn
I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop
Yeah, I was country way before Kid Rock
Now every act sounds the same
This crossing over's got to stop
Yeah, I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop

Well, they sound like Smashing Pumpkins
In a pair of cowboy boots
They just 'bout as country as Huey Lewis and the News
I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop
Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop
I was country and I'm still proud of that a lot
Well it's a shame Shania Twain is mixin' rock 'n' roll and funky hip hop
Cause I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop
Yeah, I was country when Barbara Mandrell was really hot