Listen To the Words

When my daddy was a salesman

He'd tour the countryside

Sometimes I'd go with him

Sit there by his side

Cruisin' in the old Ford Falcon

Playin' every country song

And as the trees and fields flew past us

My daddy'd sing along

Listen to the words, son, listen to the words

Song's for the livin' and there's a lesson you will learn

I know you're only young now, but one day you'll understand

And you'll find yourself relatin' too a country music man

And you will find yourself relatin' too a country music man

Well, it ain't easy as a wild child

Listenin' to songs that don't relate

Now, I would've sold my soul for some rock 'n roll

And it was more than I could take

But my dad would sit there grinnin'

Singin', "Hey, just take your time

And allow the song to take you to

A place within your mind"

So won't you listen to the words, son, listen to the words?

Song's for the livin' and there's a lesson you will learn

I know you're only young now, but one day you'll understand

And you'll find yourself relatin' too a country music man

And you will find yourself relatin' too a country music man

Then something happened

Oh, for somehow I became a stranger

With a big iron on my hip

I went huntin' for the Bismarck

Tryin' to sink that battleship

Ooh, and feelin' good was easy

Lord, when Bobby sang the blues

And I laughed out loud

When Johnny Cash's daddy named him Sue

And I learned from Kenny Rogers

Sometimes you have to fight

Oh, and singin' Willie Nelson's

'On the Road Again' felt right

Headed north to Alaska

'Cause I heard the rush was on

And I thought I'd go to Texas

And I dream of Galveston

Learned from Roger Miller

That room's cost you fifty cents

And I wondered how much fun

I'd have on Grandma's feather bed

And I love the thought of Tom T.

Drinkin' watermelon wine

And from George and Merle, and Waylon

I learned even men can cry

So won't you listen to the words, son, listen to the words?

Song's for the livin' and there's a lesson you will learn

I know you're only young now, but one day you'll understand

And you'll find yourself relatin' too a country music man

And you will find yourself relatin' too a country music man

'Well, leave him out there in the long yard, do not rush him'

'Leave him out there with his mate the baldy bay'

Ooh, so daddy, if you're listenin', well, I think I understand

Yes, and may you know your son's become a country music man

Yes, and may you know your son's become a country music man