Story Behind The Song
I was talking to Merle in his Tour bus(with Ringo) in LA and this comes from what we talked sabout...
Song Description
About a Merle Haggard character who is now too country for Country Radio...but still loves to play....
Song Length |
6:14 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Endearing, Poignant |
Subject |
Musician |
Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
STILL PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC
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Words & Music by
Clive Kennedy
Verse1 THREE IN THE AFTERNOON
HE GETS UP, MAKES A CUP
STRUMS HIMSELF A TUNE
GETS HIS E-MAIL, CHECKS HIS MACHINE
AS THEY ROLL INTO ABILENE
Verse2 THERE'S HIS NAME ON THAT OLD MARQUEE
IT'S BEEN YEARS, SINCE HE WAS HERE
AND THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
BUT TONIGHT IT'S LIKE THE YEARS HAVE NOT GONE BY
AND AS HE WALKS ON STAGE THERE'S A TWINKLE IN HIS EYE
Chor. STILL PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC
STILL OUT ON THE ROAD
THIS HOME SWEET HOME ON WHEELS
IS THE ONLY HOME HE KNOWS
JUST THE SOUND OF A FIDDLE OR A STEEL GUITAR
CAN BRING THIS GOOD OLE' BOY TO TEARS
STILL PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Verse3 THEY TWO-STEP TO THE SONGS HE PLAYS
THEY SING ALONG, RIGHT OR WRONG
REMEMBERING THE GOOD OLD DAYS
ALTHOUGH TONIGHT, MAY NOT BE, NINETEEN SEVENTY,-THREE
THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH HE'D RATHER BE
Chor. STILL PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC ETC.
Bridge. EVERYBODY KNEW HIS NAME
HE WAS COUNTRY ROYALTY
THEY PUT HIM IN THE HALL OF FAME
IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE
SOMETIMES HE SITS AND WONDERS
JUST WHERE DID IT ALL GO
NOW HE'S TOO COUNTRY FOR COUNTRY RADIO
Chor. (BUT,YA KNOW WHAT..HE'S)
STILL PLAYING COUNTRY MUSIC ETC.