CMT Music Awards - Celebrates Toby Keith
Premiered on April 11, 2024, showcasing his top moments
and contributions to country music.
Premiered on April 11, 2024, showcasing his top moments
and contributions to country music.
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00:00My Grandmother on the night club in the Arkansas, Oklahoma line
00:19Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
00:28I'd box up those empty long necks and stack them in the back and make a hand
00:37Any night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
00:45Yes, I had sacks and quarterbacks and put myself on the runway
00:53I knew it wouldn't last forever, semi-pro always means semi-paid
01:03I started climbing, drilling rigs, I'm gonna feel trash and proud as I can be
01:11Then I took my songs and guitar and sang them to a man from Tennessee
01:20We'd ever meet at your tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
01:29Ever corned off air and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
01:37I'd like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad City too
01:46I'd be red, white and blue, but I'd rather hear the honky-tonkin'
02:04These stars may burn forever and the brightest ones will someday lose their shine
02:12But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
02:21Hell, I'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
02:29Just as long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honky-tonk crowd
02:38I played every big joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
02:46Ever corned off air and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
02:54I'd like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Baghdad City too
03:03I'd be red, white and blue, but I'd rather hear the honky-tonkin'
03:12I'd be red, white and blue, but I'd rather hear the honky-tonkin'