They were all kind of crazy But it kept them from going insane Ole hag had been to prison Johnny told him not to be ashamed If you tell the world the truth You can always look em in the eye Then along came Branded Man Sing me back home and Mama Tried Hank never knew his daddy But he Carried on his name with his own voice As if the hand of destiny Said Son take this guitar, you have no choice Led him to that mountain top Where he nearly lost his life But he lived to write a book And songs about How country boys survive They lived it up Then wrote it down They were more than drugstore Cowboys They've been bucked and bruised and kicked around They took their pain Their voices rang Until the whole world sang That country sound All because they lived it up Lived to write it down They didn't understand him When he wore his mohair suits and skinny ties So Willie took ole trigger Said you can kiss my Nashville ass goodbye On a bloody merry morning He was on the road again and Texas bound He's living it up somewhere tonight So he can write it down They lived it up Then wrote it down They were more than drugstore Cowboys They've been bucked and bruised and kicked around They took their pain Their voices rang Until the whole world sang That country sound All because they lived it up Lived to write it down I think I'll live it up tonight And hope I live to write it down