The stage is set tonight down in Nashville It's been a long, hard ride into town And thanks to some cowboys and heroes 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"
Oh Waylon sang a song about Texas Willie's "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" Bocephus sings a song about dixie And Lefty taught us all how to sing
Hats off to hard riding cowboys Riding somewhere tonight Hats off to hard riding cowboys Wanted, dead or alive
Well Charlie ran the devil out of Georgia Skynyrd sang "Sweet Home Alabama" The Allman Brothers taught us how to ramble And The Tucker Boys showed us how to jam
Hats off to hard riding cowboys Riding somewhere tonight Hats off to hard riding cowboys Wanted, dead or alive
Well the stage is set tonight up in Heaven Reba's band is there with Patsy Cline And all around there's 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 flying cowboys Wanted, dead or alive