I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool lyrics

I remember wearing straight leg Levis, flannel shirts

Even when they weren't in style

I remember singing with Roy Rogers at the movies

When the West was really wild

And I was listening to the Opry

When all of my friends were digging rock n' roll and rhythm and blues

I was country when country wasn't cool

I remember circling the drive-in

Pulling up and turning down George Jones

I remember when no one was looking

I was putting peanuts in my Coke

I took a lot of kidding, 'cause I never did fit in

Now look at everybody trying to be what I was then

I was country when country wasn't cool

I was country when country wasn't cool

I was country from my hat down to my boots

I still act and look the same

What you see ain't nothing new

I was country when country wasn't cool

They call us country bumpkins for sticking to our roots

I'm just glad we're in a country when we're all free to choose

I was country when country wasn't cool

Hey, I was country when country wasn't cool

Yeah, I was country from my hat down to, whoa, my boots

I still act and look the same

What you see ain't nothing new

I was country when country wasn't cool

Yeah, I was country when country wasn't cool

• Artist:Barbara Mandrell
• Album:Barbara Mandrell Greatest Hits (1985)