The stage is set tonight down in Nashville

It's been a long, hard ride into town

And thanks to some cowboys and heros

My chance to sing has finally come around



The first song I ever sang was haggard

Momma sang to me I saw the Light

I'd turn my radio up louder

To hear Johnny Cash walk the line



Waylon sang a song about Texas

Willie's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"

Bocephus sings a song about dixie.

Lefty taught us all how to sing.



Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Riding some where tonight

Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Wanted, dead or alive



Charlie ran the devil out of Georgia

Skynyrd sang sweet home Alabam

The Ahlman brothers taught us how to ramble

And to Tucker boys showed us how to jam.



Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Riding some where tonight

Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Wanted, dead or alive



The stage is set tonight up in Heaven

Rebas band is there with Patsy Cline

And all around are cowboys and cowgirls

And thanks to them the music's still alive



Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Flying somewhere tonight

Hats off to hard fighting cowboys

Wanted, dead or alive



Hats off to hard riding cowboys

Flying somewhere tonight

Hats off to hard fighting cowboys

Wanted, dead or alive