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