AmyLeeFan

Laugh at these real country lyrics!:

"She thinks my tractor's sexy,
she thinks my tractor's sexy, and it turns her on!"

I just about died when I heard that one, tears were streaming down my face!

"Cowboys like us, shor do have fun,
catching the wind,
chasing the sun!"

That one is just lame.

"It's the boot-scoot!
the boot-scoot-boogie!"

I'm not gonna say anymore.

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Runaway

LOL wtf is the matter with these people?!

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Oh won't you lick the pavement for me
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riseagainstrocks

She thinks my tractors sexy is AWESOME! And the other two...well lets jsut say I don't think almost any of the country singers are cowboys...

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boynhisguitar

when listening to country music, or any music for that matter, it's good to read the entire lyric, for what it says as a whole, instead of just isolating one or two lines.

most country music is a story of one sort or another, sometimes couched in slightly corny venacular. but there's usually quite a bit of wisdom about the basics of life interwoven in country lyrics. you often find fairly deep subjects covered in simple, down-home terms.

here are three examples i can think of that demonstrate well-written country lyrics:


Richest Man on Earth

I've heard tell of millionaires
And billionaires and such
Who gathered all their treasures
And still did not have enough

If money could buy peace of mind
I guess they'd have it all
But all the money in the world
Won't hold you when you fall

Chorus:
We've got a roof over our head
And the kids have all been fed
And the woman I love most
Lies close beside me in our bed
Lord, give me the eyes to see
Exactly what it's worth
And I will be the richest man on earth

Lord, when I wish I had the things
That you gave someone else
I pray that you'll forgive me
For just thinkin' of myself
I haven't been as thankful
As I know I ought to be
I should be more then satisfied
With all you've given me

We've got a roof over our head
And the kids have all been fed
And the woman I love most
Lies close beside me in our bed
Lord, give me the eyes to see
Exactly what it's worth
And I will be the richest man on earth
Yes, I will be the richest man on earth

By Paul Overstreet
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Old Dogs and Children and Watermelon Wine

"How old do you think I am," he said?
I said, well, I didn't know.
He said, "I turned 65 about 11 months ago."

I was sittin' in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down
When this old gray, black gentleman was cleaning up the lounge.

There wasn't anyone around, except this old man and me.
The guy who ran the bar was watching Ironsides on TV.
Uninvited, he sat down and opened up his mind
On old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

"Ever had a drink of watermelon wine?" he asked.
He told me all about it, though I didn't answer back.
"Ain't but three things in this world that's worth a solitary dime,
But old dogs and children and watermelon wine."

He said, "Women think about themselves, when men-folk ain't around.
And friends are hard to find when they discover that you're down."
He said, "I tried it all when I was young and in my natural prime,
Now it's old dogs and children and watermelon wine."

"Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes.
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate."
When he moved away I found my pen and copied down that line
About old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

I had to catch a plane up to Atlanta that next day.
As I left for my room I saw him picking up my change.
That night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime,
And old dogs and children and watermelon wine.

By Tom T. Hall
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I'm Gonna Hire a Wino To Decorate Our Home


I came crawling home last night, like many nights before:
I finally made it to my feet as she opened up the door.
And she said, "You're not gonna do this anymore...."

She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
"So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
"We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
"And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."

She said: "Just bring your Friday paycheck, and I'll cash them all right here.
"And I'll keep on tap - for all your friends, their favorite kinds of beer.
"And for you, I'll always keep in stock, those soft aluminum cans.
"And when you're feeling macho, you can crush them like a man."

She said: "We'll rip out all the carpet, and put sawdust on the floor.
"Serve hard boiled eggs and pretzels, and I won't cook no more.
"There'll be Monday night football, on T.V. above the bar.
"And a pay phone in the hallway, when your friends can't find their car."

She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
"So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
"We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
"And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."

She said: "You'll get friendly service, and for added atmosphere.
"I'll slip on something sexy, and I'll cut it clear to here.
"Then you can slap my bottom, every time you tell a joke.
"Just as long as you keep tipping, well, I'll laugh until you're broke."

She said: "Instead of family quarrels, we'll have a bar-room brawl,
"When the Hamm's bear say's its closing time, you won't have far to crawl.
"And when you run out of money, you'll have me to thank.
"You can sleep it off next morning, when I'm putting it in the bank."

She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino, to decorate our home,
"So you can feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
"When you and your friends get off from work, and have a powerful thirst.
"There won't be any reason, why you can't stop off here first."

She said: "I'm gonna' hire a wino to decorate our home,
"So you'll feel more at ease here, and you won't have to roam.
"We'll take out the dining room table, and put a bar along that wall.
"And a neon sign, to point the way, to our bathroom down the hall."

By DeWayne Blackwell

skilf

funny ****

explosions-in-my-pants

"It's the boot-scoot!
the boot-scoot-boogie!"

i know that song and for some reason really liked it when i was really young.. it was fun and my mom loved it.. but its annoying now, and after reading those two lines of the song.. makes me very mad because i can remember the sound and the voices.. and its really annoying..

explosions-in-my-pants

tell me this isn't one of the most annoying conutry songs in the world... go on tell me.. cause it is.
Achy Breaky Heart
~ Billy Ray Cyrus

You can tell the world
you never was my girl,
you can burn my clothes
up when I am gone.
You can tell your friends
just what a fool I've been,
and laugh and joke
about me on the phone

You can tell my arms:
Go back into the farm!
You can tell my feet
to hit the floor.
You can tell my lips
to tell my fingertips,
they won't be reaching out
for you no more.

But don't tell my heart,
my achy breaky heart,
I just don't think he'll understand.
But if you tell my heart,
my achy breaky heart,
he might blow up and kill this man.

You can tell your Ma,
I moved to Arkansas,
you can tell your dog
to bite my leg.
Or tell your brother Cliff,
whose fist can tell my lips,
he never really liked me anyway.

Or tell your Aunt Louise,
tell anything you please,
myself already knows I'm not O.K.
Or you can tell my eyes
to watch out for my mind,
it might be walkin' out
on me one day.

bungalow

Yeah, country music has shite lyrics [/sarcasm]
Why do people pick the worst songs, and then try to generalize.

These lyrics are better than anything that SabrinaMaher or madeinNY could write:

I Hung My Head


Early one morning with time to kill
I borrowed Jeb's rifle and sat on the hill
I saw a lone rider crossing the plain
I drew a bread on him to practice my aim
My brother's rifle went off in my hand
A shot rang out across the land
The horse he kept running, the rider was dead
I hung my head, I hung my head

I set off running to wake from the dream
And my brother's rifle went into the stream
I kept on running into the salt lands
And that's where they found me, my head in my hands
The sheriff he asked me "Why had I run"
Then it came to me just what I had done
And all for no reason, just one piece of lead
I hung my head, I hung my head

Here in the courthouse, the whole town is there
I see the judge high up in his chair
"Explain to the courtroom what went through your mind
And we'll ask the jury what verdict they find"
I said "I felt the power of death over life
I orphaned his children, I widowed his wife
I beg their forgiveness, I wish I was dead"
I hung my head, I hung my head

Early one morning with time to kill
I see the gallows up on the hill
And out in the distance a trick of the brain
I see a lone rider crossing the plain
He's come to fetch me to see what they done
We'll ride together til Kingdom come
I pray for God's mercy for soon I'll be dead
I hung my head, I hung my head

Mama Booze

^johnny cash is country God...I would never try to match him.

we dance to the bootscoot boogy in gym

boynhisguitar

wow, skilf...that's real depth and profundity there. don't outdo yourself or anything.

as to the reference about "Achy Breaky Heart", most country fans hate that song - it became a hit partly because of the video and partly because it was a danceable song. but a lyrical and melodic masterpiece it's not. i would venture to say that it's one of the worst songs ever written or recorded.

as to Boot Scootin' Boogie, that is also a dance-oriented song, with very little depth. as with most dance-oriented music of any style, the lyrics are relatively unimportant, compared to the 'beat'. but it's rare in country that the danceability of a song takes precedence over the song's meaning.

country music, like all music, has its gems and classics, and its forgettable lowpoints. the examples i gave in the previous post are in the first category, with Achy Breaky Heart definitely in the second. but even the worst country songs can generally be followed and understood, even if they're corny and poorly written. the trouble with a lot of rock and pop songs is that you can listen to them several times, and you will have no idea what the subject matter is about. sometimes it's because the vocals are mixed in such a way as to be buried within the other tracks, other times it's because the lyrics are so pathetic that the artists and producers would prefer that you not know what they're singing about. or it can be a combination of the two.