Strait, George - Kicked Outta Country Lyrics






I just got the news today,
The record I sent them: they threw it away
It don't fit the format, don't make the list
They say I'm too old, won't even be missed

It happened to Jones, and even The Hag,
Waylon and Willie, and the great Johnny Cash
Kicked 'em right out without even a word
But that ain't the end of the story I heard

'Cause Cash stomped out the footlights
And Haggard for long had a ball
And Willie and Waylon and Kris toured the nation
And Jones never showed up at all

They lived what they wrote, and they wrote what they sang
And getting kicked outta country didn't hurt a thing
Getting kicked outta country didn't hurt a thing

I just wrote a new song today
Pulled out my old guitar and I started to play
Pressing my fingers into the strings
I felt the feelings a country song brings

I did some Jones, and one for The Hag,
Waylon and Willie, and the great Johnny Cash
They all got kicked outta country back then
And then one day country came calling again

And Cash stomped out the footlights
And Haggard for long had a ball
And Willie and Waylon and Kris toured the nation
And Jones showed up after all

They lived what they wrote, and they wrote what they sang
And getting kicked outta country didn't hurt a thing
Getting kicked outta country didn't hurt a thing

Well, It don't really matter, 'cause I ain't gonna change
'Cause getting kicked outta country, won't hurt a thing





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  1. B.... R....

    Johnny Paycheck

  2. J.... F....

    I'd love to ask that pussy luke Bryan about jones,waylon,cash and hank. He would say who's that?

  3. I.... B....

    No " Tshirt". 👌👏🙏👍🤙🤝

  4. D.... D....

    No snap track, I guess it's not the "new" Nashville sound. King George is still King

  5. B.... L....

    The guys at my school think that square toe boots are cowboy boots but real cowboy boots aren't and are Pardon my French Gay. Get this they like Luke Bryan

  6. S.... C....

    I miss good country like this todays COUNTY SUCKS it's not even country it's frickin pop and people like that mess .. they need help something fierce please bring back country music that I was raised on PLEASE!!😢🙏

  7. T.... A....

    Real Country Music is like fashion, what is the hottest today goes out of style tomorrow. Real Country music will always be around and will come back stronger than ever. These days, especially in Australia, Country Music is seldom played, however, when they do play a Country song, it's modern Country....almost rock and roll stuff. I love hearing the steel guitar playing.

  8. M.... D....

    You can't fake real country is why. Lol lot of love Marilee

  9. G.... N....

    Let's don't forget the great " Marty Robbins"" he's my favorite Singer and all-time country artist of all time he was a legend

  10. A.... C....

    I've stopped listening to the radio because I can't stand the new "country" the new stuff doesn't have any soul in it

  11. C.... R....

    is it me or there is he just so powerful with his music !

  12. m.... ....

    Things change accept it.

  13. J.... J....

    Lyrics by George Strait & Jamey Johnson

  14. P.... E....

    you tell them George. Authentic Country Music is dead. Hank Williams would be turning in his grave.

  15. W.... !....

    Written by the great Jamey Johnson

  16. R.... B....

    There is no country music anymore... thank corporate Nashville!!!! Useless fools in suits that never worked a day in their life.

  17. M.... C....

    Better than Luke Bryan that faggot

  18. s.... ....

    Love this song! Hate today's pop country. I play this song over and over. He will always beat out today's fake country. Radio might not play it, but I will over and over. All of his albums. Blessed I saw George live.

  19. M.... F....

    It's gotta fiddle, king George, and that killer country twang. This is the real country the radio refuses to play

  20. K.... H....

    I’m not gonna lie today’s country music is ass

  21. D.... E....

    Nice 👊😎

  22. E.... T....

    REAL COUNTRY MUSIC not the CRAP coming out of CRAPVILLE these days ❤️

  23. S.... J....

    i miss the days that they went on stage with nothing but a guitar and sang from the heart

  24. S.... J....

    you take these people out of country , you dont have country no more!

  25. C.... L....

    I will say this once and only once: take this crap you call "country" and shove it up your ass.

  26. A.... ....

    The crap that they play today on supposed country radio is not country music. It's bad rock. Strait us the real deal. When NY and LA control what's on the radio, it ain't country. No soul.

  27. H.... ....

    Outlaws 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  28. M.... G....

    Jones showed up when I saw him April 2004 Taylor County Colosseum Abilene Tx. He fired the sound guy in the middle of the show and continued with an outstanding show. I’ll never forget it .

  29. L.... W....

    It's a shame how country music has changed

  30. s.... c....

    You tell them George All the best artist which you have named got kicked out so you ain't too good unless you get kicked out!!! LOL I just think you left out one that Hank Williams Sr

  31. R.... B....

    But country music is coming back around to be good again.

  32. f.... n....

    I love the song. Problem is when he was young and the new guy, they kicked some old one out to make room for him. It is what happens. That being said, this is a great song.

  33. J.... B....

    I wish country radio still played country music

  34. A.... G....

    It kind of worries me that one day even the neo traditionalists country singers like combs pardi and green who are all for more pop than the outlaws anyway will all be kicked of country and then the Luke Bryan’s will be all there’s left

  35. H.... H....

    FUCKEM GEORGE WE KNOW WHAT WE PLAY IN ARE CASSETTE PLAYERS SAME TAPE SINCE 90S STILL IN OUR TRACTOR CASSETTE PLAYER THEM BOYS WEARING BOOTS FOR RIDEING BULL BUT THEY AIN'T GOOING TO BE ANYMORE FROSTS JUST BAR RIDERS PUTEM ON A BULL AND THE SHIT ON THERE PANTS WANT BE FROM THE BULL LEARN SOME RESPECT YOUNGENS

  36. e.... k....

    Thanks much for the post.

  37. V.... Z....

    #GM #KanzakiMasahiro
    https://youtu.be/0IoOWZLfF8U

  38. P.... A....

    Good one.. Real 👍 good

  39. J.... D....

    Thank you for posting. Well done..

  40. c.... m....

    Everyone I know likes the new crap they think it is real country. All that is on my mp3 is the old stuff mind you all I grew up in the 80s and I love all the old stuff. This new stuff hurts my head and dont make since. Only new person. I have on there is chancey Williams. But yes to you all this could try pop rap rock is trash

  41. D.... R....

    The best country music is pure country music from the heart. idk what they play on radio today, but a pop dance track with a 4 measure fiddle break and a shoehorned Jack Daniel's reference don't make it country.

  42. A.... A....

    Thanks for the records George💙❤❤💙💙🎵🎵🎵 God bless ya

  43. R.... B....

    AMEN,TRUE COUNTRY

  44. C.... ....

    I can't believe it.theres a radio station in middle TN playing his new song God and country music

  45. M.... J....

    Now this is by god country!!!Can't stand what they say is country now. George Strait the king of country!!!!!

  46. S.... D....

    It hurt more than you think. Now we have rap in country

    S.... D....

    Steven Del carlo yeah but at least my man upchurch isn’t fake like them mainstream country singers

  47. N.... ....

    THIS IS COUNTRY MUSIC not the crap they play on the radio in 2019

    N.... ....

    Luke combs, John Pardi, Riley green, and a little bit of Morgan wallen are keeping a spark of real country alive, even if it’s more of a blend of real country and pop country it’s a refreshing change of pace from FGL, Luke Bryan, etc

    N.... ....

    Mo Pitney.

    N.... ....

    @Adam Gehret still don't get why the real country songs luke bryan records never end up on the radio.

    N.... ....

    Ethan johansen idk I give luke Bryan and FGL shit but I do like some of their lesser known stuff, the radio stations just suck I guess

    N.... ....

    alright i'll admit, country nowadays ain't shit compared to what it was and noted in too drunk to even listen to new country

  48. T.... P....

    Simply pure country.nobody comes close.

  49. a.... k....

    very kewl

  50. M.... R....

    The day George Strait stops singing is the day I give up on country music!

  51. T.... R....

    Radio Won't Play That! #KingGeorge Tells It Like It Is!

  52. J.... T....

    Has this made it to radio? If it hasn't, and I wouldn't be surprised, I think that I know why. The one big ' country music ' station in town will only play contemporary country music ( oxymoron city ) and the other station plays the same songs over and over.

  53. M.... M....

    He's still my man after all these years.oh what a singer

  54. e.... d....

    28 pop country fans gave thumbs down...goofballs lol

  55. T.... C....

    He is country!

  56. D.... A....

    I miss 'em all

  57. j.... ....

    That was awesome!!!!

  58. C.... S....

    Dammit George, you did it again

  59. S.... P....

    This and Murder On Music Row, are two fingers into the eye's of today's country. If you could call that refried rock and roll, country!

    S.... P....

    Sonny Pruitt it ain’t even rock and role now it’s fruity pop and rap which is even worse

  60. R.... D....

    And this is country. Period.

  61. A.... B....

    Love it!!!!!😀😀😀

  62. 2.... 1....

    Just heard this song. LOVE IT. Real country loving it.

  63. D.... S....

    I love this

  64. T.... R....

    The truth hurts doesn't it Nashville. A bunch of fools. Do your own thing King George, it's why we keep buying your records.

    T.... R....

    Same thing happened in the seventies (John Denver winning entertainer of the year) than along came The Outlaws.

  65. G.... S....

    This song is so true

  66. D.... S....

    I like this

  67. S.... P....

    Good for you George keep going while you still can

  68. J.... G....

    Dang I love this one great song great person to bring it on out

  69. d.... f....

    You sing George!!!!!!!!!!!! We don't want you to change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  70. T.... F....

    The difference between George Strait and Alan Jackson vs. these new country singers is Alan Jackson and George Strait aren't afraid to tell the truth and show their pride for the genre! I don't care what these new singers do with their lives and careers, but stop calling your music country cause it's not country. The song we just listened to is REAL country!

    T.... F....

    The new "country singers" don't believe in America. Like the dumb blonde Taylor Swift, the damn Yankee!!!

  71. J.... a....

    Love it!!

  72. j.... h....

    Fuck Nashville

  73. L.... E....

    Very true, Strait!

  74. J.... M....

    It just the way things are. Luke Bryan will be in the situation one day and he knows it. He stated in an interview several years ago that he didn't see himself preforming in ten years. Luke isn't taking things for granted as he knows it won't last but he is enjoying the ride. George has been around a long time and shouldn't really complain.

    J.... M....

    Luke Bryan sucks. He's all about the stupid millenial bro culture country. Strait is the living definition of how classic country sound can still be relevant. He has earned the right to speak out about the posers and candy a$$ music industry execs.

  75. T.... ....

    Thank God for being able to be putting Greats on you tube

  76. d.... p....

    Great country they aint sing like that these days no sir ey,,

  77. L.... H....

    They won’t play it on the radio but how much you wanna bet he still out sells everyone else

  78. L.... H....

    They won’t play it on the radio but how much you wanna bet he still out sells everyone else

  79. L.... H....

    They won’t play it on the radio but how much you wanna bet he still out sells everyone else

  80. L.... H....

    They won’t play it on the radio but how much you wanna bet he still out sells everyone else

  81. t.... ....

    The only genuine Country is classical country music.

  82. D.... M....

    Love my Classic Country 💘🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸🎻

  83. S.... G....

    If George was not such a gentleman I think he would be putting up two fingers to the record people

  84. T.... ....

    Hard to believe this is true what the record companys say.Kenny Rogers started his own record company.

  85. M.... O....

    Man this makes me sad but I don’t care what they think cause I’m gonna listen to this stuff no matter what

  86. K.... K....

    Before the internet came along I had to listen to the so-called "country" songs on the radio. Nine out of then of them were pop songs. But nowadays we can choose and ignore all the "pop shit in cowboy boots" as someboday once called it.

  87. M.... M....

    I am 13 and I know all of George straits songs by heart. "The king of country" I don't think George Strait who ever be kicked out of country and if he does that is stupid because he is the best singer in America.

    M.... M....

    It's a metaphor cause there looked at as old and not good so their kicked out of country

  88. G.... K....

    Where Waylon was with The Highwaymen, his hair was considerably shorter.

  89. S.... B....

    This song makes me think of people we never hear or barely hear on the radio nowadays. Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt, Terri Clark, Daryl Worley. They are still doing good. We have YouTube and Facebook and all the music apps. If radio will not play them it’s okay they don’t need it.

  90. b.... v....

    I swear, any song George Straight touches...... turns to flat out GOLD!!!!!!!!! Another great song, George!!!!!!

  91. A.... V....

    Today’s country is not country! Nothing like the old classics. George will always be king.

  92. L.... M....

    Hear that steel, that fiddle , THAT'S COUNTRY .. Amen !

    L.... M....

    "WHEN YOU HEAR TWIN FIDDLES AND A STEEL GUITAR"

    L.... M....

    @Zirconium Arthiritis
    So true i was raised on that the best sound there ever was but don't hear it now days it's frickin pop ..it's sucks

  93. B.... D....

    If anyone listened to my playlist.... they'd say ...." damn , now that's country music"...... One of the Greatest Artists ... Hats off to George!!!

    B.... D....

    Bad Driver send me that playlist

  94. m.... p....

    jamey Johnson doesn't need the country pop machine either

  95. D.... S....

    George will never get kicked outta country

  96. j.... w....

    About the country "punkers".

  97. M.... R....

    You know what George I refuse to work on Sundays at the beer born in Houston because you were playing you sure became great later though

  98. s.... b....

    The King ....

  99. J.... C....

    Killer tune

    J.... C....

    Nope he helped keep country music alive

    J.... C....

    Jason Pelham he meant great song, not that this helped kill Country

  100. B.... ....

    Only person omitted is Hank Sr. He was kicked out of Country and became an outlaw before it was even a thing

    B.... ....

    Missing David Allan Coe.

    B.... ....

    Hank Sr. only recorded for 4 years, and he's still the king of country music. Or, as the song says, " St. Hank, St. Lefty, and Brother Waylon " . I've added, " Sister Tammy and Deacon George " .

    B.... ....

    Early in his career Elvis tried out for The Grand Opry. They told him to stick to driving a truck.

    B.... ....

    The suits in the Opry front office are selecting people before they've actually earned membership in the Opry.

    B.... ....

    No they forgot the Great Marty Robbins