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I get home from a long day, put on the radio |
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Lookin' for some country soul, but I don't find it, no |
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It's a dirt road free for all, some old boys sayin' they're outlaws, |
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They dress the part and they talk the talk |
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You know they've been taught to walk the walk |
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These boys think they're tough like they been robbin' banks |
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Cause they name drop Johnny Cash and they name drop poor old Hank |
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Hey pretty boy in the baseball hat |
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You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat |
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Country ain't just about where you're at |
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It's about bein' true to what's inside |
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You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots |
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That you got from your record label's image group |
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Sing another man's song with a big drum loop |
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Listen, son, you ain't got a clue |
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You can't buy true, tell you what they should do |
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They should outlaw you |
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Let me paint a picture for you, Nashville in '62 |
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The formula had proven true, they didn't let nothing new through |
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When Waylon came to town, they didn't like his original sound |
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They tried hard to keep him down, they tried hard to starve him out |
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But he kept playin' shows and pressin' on, chippin' away, song by song |
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After years and years of strugglin' strong, he got his chance and he took it to #1 |
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With "This Time" back in '74, with his band in the back and 4 on the floor |
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That one record busted down the door and the record labels had the control no more |
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Then in '76 came the Outlaws record, sold the first million in country music ever |
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Those old boys with long hair and braids stayed true to their sound and freed the slaves |
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And all these years later, the suits got back their grip |
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They took the outlaw concept and they re-packaged it |
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And there's a million Ol Waylon fans |
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Singin' "Don't y'all think this outlaw bit has gotten way out of hand" |
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Hey pretty boy in your cowboy hat |
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You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat |
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Country ain't just about where you're at |
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It's about bein' true to what's inside |
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You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots |
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That you got from your record label's image group |
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Sing another man's song with a big drum loop |
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Listen, son, you ain't got a clue |
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You can't buy true, tell you what they should do |
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They should outlaw you |
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They should outlaw you |
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Hey pretty boy in the baseball hat |
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You couldn't hit country with a baseball bat |
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Country ain't just about where you're at |
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It's about bein' true to what's inside |
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You say you're an outlaw with your perfect boots |
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That you got from your record label's image group |
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Sing another man's song with a big drum loop |
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Listen, man, you ain't got a clue |
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You can't buy true, tell you what they should do |
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They should outlaw you |
