I Was Country When Country Wasn`t Cool — текст песни (George Jones)

Written by K. Fleming & D. Morgan
(As performed by Barbara Mandrell and George Jones)

I remember wearin` straight leg Levis and 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

(Chorus:)
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

(Repeat chorus)

Yeah, I was Country when Country wasn`t cool