I remember hearing LeAnn Rimes When she sang blue what 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 when country wasn't pop I remember 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' Back when radio would play George Jones You never hear Family Tradition Or all of those killer songs Bocephus 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 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 crossin' over's got to stop Yeah, I was country when country wasn't pop Well, they sound like Smashing Pumpkins in a pair of cowboy boots They's about as country as Huey Lewis and the News I 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 [Incomprehensible] It's a shame, Shania Twain Is mixin' rock and roll and funky hip hop 'Cause I was country when country wasn't pop Yeah, I was country when Barbara Mandrell was really hot