The stage is set tonight
down in Nashville
It's been a long
hard ride into town
And thanks to some
cowboys and heroes
My chance to sing
has finally come around
The first song I
ever sang was Haggard's
Momma sang to me
I saw the light
And I'd turn my radio up louder
To hear Johnny Cash
walk the line
Oh Waylon sang a
song about Texas
Willie's blue eyes
Cried in the rain
Bocephus sang
a song about Dixie
And Lefty taught us
all how to sing
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Ridin' somewhere tonight
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Wanted dead or alive
Well Charlie ran
the devil out of Georgia
Skynyrd singin'
sweet home Alabama
The Allman Brothers
taught us how to ramble
And the Tucker Boys
showed us how to jam
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Ridin' somewhere tonight
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Wanted dead or alive
Well the stage is set tonight
up in Heaven
And Reba's band is there
with Patsy Cline
And all around there's
cowboys and cowgirls
And thanks to them
the music's still alive
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Ridin' to somewhere tonight
Hats off to hard ridin' cowboys
Wanted dead or alive