You Don’t Have to be a Country Boy to Sing a Country Song

[VERSE 1]

Well I've been living in the city for fifteen years
And I've been working at the same old job
I drive a truck for a living and it's honest work
But I got to be moving on

[PRE-Chorus]

I saved a little money and I got a little honey
To help me sing the harmonies
I feel the radio needs a lot of good songs
And there's a song inside of me

[Chorus]

You don't have to be a country boy to sing a country song
You don't need the rhinestone cowboy outfit to feel that you belong
You don't have to look like Elvis
Or wear a cowboy hat
Roy Clark, Buck Owens, and Johnny Rodriguez are
Living proof of that

[VERSE 2]

Barbi Benton used to be the cover girl in the Playboy magazine
She had the prettiest eyes and the prettiest smile
I think that I've ever seen
She went on down to Nashville and got herself a part on a TV show
And now the DJ's have taken Barbi off their walls
And they put her on the radio

[Chorus]

You don't have to be a country boy to sing a country song
You don't need the rhinestone cowboy outfit to feel that you belong
You don't have to look like Elvis
Or wear a cowboy hat
Roy Clark, Buck Owens, and Johnny Rodriguez are
Living proof of that

[VERSE 3]

Now every week you can see me singing
On the Grand Ole Opry show
With stars like Charley Pride, Webb Pierce, Glen Campbell, and Hank Snow
I'd like to thank my fans and friends who all believed in me

[PRE-Chorus]

You see, my record goes to number one next week
It's made a country star of me

[FINAL Chorus]

So, you don't have to be a country boy to sing a country song
You don't need the rhinestone cowboy outfit to feel that you belong
You don't have to look like Elvis
Or wear a cowboy hat