This seems to be the first taste of Lainey’s next album coming out possibly this year. This song is about the rise of the country genre as it becomes more popular. In the song, there are some similarities to Barbara Madrell’s “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool”.
[Verse 1]
I was born in boots on humble ground
These kinda roots, yeah, they sure don't grow out
Yeah, even in a guitar town
My crooked drawl, the way I sung
My mama's genes sure stuck out like a thumb
In a Metro City crowd
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh me, oh my, how things have changed
And I can't believe my eyes these days
[Chorus]
Everybody wanna be a cowboy
Drive a jon boat, whip a John Deere
Everybody want a backwoods front porch
With a tub full of iced-down beer
Must be something in the water flowing out of the holler
Blue collar musta caught a new wind
Doggone, dadgum it, didn't see that coming
Country's cool again
[Verse 2]
Once you get a taste, you'll lick the spoon
Learn every word to "The Dance" and "Neon Moon"
And next thing you know
You'll hang a swing on a piece of land
Start sayin' things like, "Hell naw," "Hot damn"
Yeah, and if you dip your toe
You'll get bit by the bug and wanna wet a line
And that's the kind of trend, oh, that I could get behind
[Chorus]
Everybody wanna be a cowboy
Drive a jon boat, whip a John Deere
Everybody want a backwoods front porch
With a tub full of iced-down beer
Must be something in the water flowing out of the holler
Blue collar musta caught a new wind
Doggone, dadgum it, didn't see that coming
Country's cool again
[Post-Chorus]
(Woo, yeah)
[Bridge]
Cool, cool, cool, cool
Country's cool again
Cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool
Country's cool again
I said cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool
Country's cool again
Cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool (Cool), cool
Country's cool again
[Chorus]
Everybody wanna be a cowboy
Drive a jon boat, whip a John Deere
Everybody want a backwoods front porch
With a tub full of iced-down beer
Must be something in the water flowing out of the holler
Blue collar musta caught a new wind
Y'all hop in the back, how 'bout that?
'Cause country's cool again
Ain't that some shit? I found a few hits
'Cause country's cool again
[Outro]
So cool
Again
Country’s Cool Again was written by Lainey Wilson & Trannie Anderson & Dallas Wilson & Aslan Freeman.
Country’s Cool Again was produced by Jay Joyce.
Lainey Wilson released Country’s Cool Again on Fri Feb 16 2024.
Country isn’t just a genre for any of us that live & breathe it every day. It’s a way of life. It’s always been cool & I think I speak for everyone when I say, we’re just glad it’s gettin’ a lil more love these days.
— Via X (Formerly Twitter)