I remember hearin' Leeann Rimes   When she sang "Blue", it 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 (he was country) when country wasn't pop    I remember "He Stopped Lovin' Her Today"   Back when radio would play George Jones  You never hear "Family Tradition" or all those killer songs Bochephus 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 (he 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 crossing over's got to stop  Yeah, I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop    Well, they sound like Smashing Pumpkins  In a pair of cowboy boots  They just 'bout as country as Huey Lewis and the News  I was country (he 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 that a lot  Well it's a shame Shania Twain is mixin' rock 'n' roll and funky hip hop  Cause I was country (he was country) when country wasn't pop  Yeah, I was country when Barbara Mandrell was really hot