here lies country music

Well, here lies country music, had a damn good run

It took its last Nashville lap around a "Ring of Fire" sun

Jack Daniel's in the front row, right next to steel guitar

The headline said the cause of death was a lonely, broken heart

'Cause you can't cheat on the radio or be proud of where you're from

Trucks ran out of red dirt roads and beer quit getting you drunk

Yeah, the thing about all good things is they all come to an end

So here lies country music, rest easy, my old friend, yeah

It had a couple close calls with names that I won't mention

But it stayed strong with "Always On My Mind" and "Family Tradition"

Helped people through some hard times, more times than you can count

So you hate to see three chords and the truth six feet in the ground

'Cause you can't cheat on the radio or be proud of where you're from

Trucks ran out of red dirt roads and beer quit getting you drunk

Yeah, the thing about all good things is they all come to an end

So here lies country music, rest easy, my old friend, oh

I woke up in a cold sweat to my alarm clock radio

A new song came on about a honky-tonk drunk heart that just got broke

And I said, "Thank you, Jesus," that dream was all made up

And I pray that I leave this world before country music does

When you can't cheat on the radio or be proud of where you're from

When trucks run out of red dirt roads and beer quits getting you drunk

Yeah, I'll tell you some crazy words I never wanna say again

Here lies country music, rest easy, my old friend

Thank you, country music, amen