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 'N' 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 OOH 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL 8 BAR INSTRUMENTAL BREAK THEY CALLED 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 HEY 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL YEAH 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 'N' 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 OOH 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL 8 BAR INSTRUMENTAL BREAK THEY CALLED 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 HEY 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL YEAH 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 'N' 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 OOH 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL 8 BAR INSTRUMENTAL BREAK THEY CALLED 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 HEY 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL YEAH 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 'N' 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 OOH 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL 8 BAR INSTRUMENTAL BREAK THEY CALLED 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 HEY 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 NOTHIN' NEW I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL YEAH I WAS COUNTRY WHEN COUNTRY WASN'T COOL
