This Is Country Music

[Verse 1] You're not supposed to say the word "cancer" in a song And telling folks Jesus is the answer can rub them wrong It is not hip to sing about tractors, trucks, little towns, and mama, yeah that might be true But this is country music and we do [Verse 2] Do you like to drink a cold one on the weekend and get a little loud Do you want to say I'm sorry or I love you but you don't know how? Do you wish somebody had the nerve to tell that stupid boss of yours To shove it next time he yells at you? Well this is country music and we do [Bridge] So turn it on, turn it up, and sing along This is real; this is your life in a song Yeah this is country music [Verse 3] Are you haunted by the echo of your mother on the phone Crying as she tells you that your brother is not coming home? And if there's anyone that still has pride and the memory of those That died defending the old red, white, and blue This is country music and we do [Verse 4] So turn it on, turn it up, and sing along This is real; this is your life in a song Just like a road that takes you home Yeah this is right where you belong This is country music This is country music He Stopped Loving Her Today Hello Darling God Bless the USA Amarillo by the Morning Stand by your Man Mama Tried Take Me Home I Walk the Line Country Boy Can Survive