I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

I remember wearin' straight leg Levi's
Flannel shirts
Even when they weren't in style
I remember singin' with Roy Rogers
At the movies
When the west was really wild

And I was listenin' to the Opry
When all of my friends
Were diggin' rock 'n roll
And rhythm & blues
I was country
When country wasn't cool

I remember circlin' the drive-in
Pullin' up
And turnin' down George Jones
I remember when no one was lookin'
I was puttin' peanuts in my Coke

I took a lot of kiddin'
'Cause I never did fit in
Now look at everybody
Tryin' to be what I was then
I was country
When country wasn't cool
Oooh

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

They call us country bumpkins
For stickin' 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
Yeah, I was country
From my hat down to (whoa) my boots
I still act and look the same
What you see ain't nothin' new
Yeah, I was country
When country wasn't cool