Well, here lies country music, had a damn good run
It took its last Nashville lap around a "Ring of Fire" sun
Jack Daniel's in the front row, right next to steel guitar
The headline said, the cause of death
was a lonely broken heart

'Cause you can't cheat on the radio
or be proud of where you're from
Trucks ran out of red dirt roads
and beer quit getting you drunk
Yeah, the thing about all good things
is they all come to an end
So here lies country music, rest easy
my old friend, yeah

It had a couple close calls with names that I won't mеntion
But it stayed strong with "Always On My Mind"
and "Family Tradition"
Helped pеople through some hard times
more times than you can count
So you hate to see three chords
and the truth six feet in the ground

'Cause you can't cheat on the radio
or be proud of where you're from
Trucks ran out of red dirt roads
and beer quit getting you drunk
Yeah, the thing about all good things
is they all come to an end
So here lies country music, rest easy, my old friend, oh

I woke up in a cold sweat to my alarm clock radio
A new song came on about a honky-tonk
drunk heart that just got broke
And I said, "Thank you, Jesus, " that dream was all made up
And I pray that I leave this world before country music does

When you can't cheat on the radio
or be proud of where you're from
When trucks run out of red dirt roads
and beer quits getting you drunk
Yeah, I'll tell you some crazy words I never wanna say again
Here lies country music, rest easy, my old friend

Thank you, country music, amen