I Was Country When Country Wasn't Pop Lyrics - Cledus T. Judd

I remember hearing LeAnn Rimes 

When she sang blue what sounded like Patsy Cline 

And I love that group SheDaisy 

But don't they sound a lot like Destiny's Child 

Now Michael Bolton's on the Opry 

And they've turned me down again 

And man that really hurts me a lot 

'Cause I was country when country wasn't pop 

I remember 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' 

Back when radio would play George Jones 

You never hear Family Tradition 

Or all of those killer songs Bocephus wrote 

And I ain't heard twin fiddlin' since I don't know when 

Now it's more like Britney Spears than it is Loretta Lynn 

I was country when country wasn't pop 

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop 

Yeah, I was country way before Kid Rock 

Now every act sounds the same this crossin' over's got to stop 

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop 

Well, they sound like Smashing Pumpkins in a pair of cowboy boots 

They's about as country as Huey Lewis and the News 

I was country when country wasn't pop 

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop 

I was country and I'm still proud of [Incomprehensible] 

It's a shame, Shania Twain 

Is mixin' rock and roll and funky hip hop 

'Cause I was country when country wasn't pop 

Yeah, I was country when Barbara Mandrell was really hot