ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE
©David A. Ross - 2009

CHORUS
CMT JUST DON’T SEEM RELEVANT
TO BILLY JOE SHAVER AT THE OL’ WHITE ELEPHANT
COULD SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASE WHAT’S GOING ON
AND LITTLE TIN STARS JUST SINGIN’ FOR THE HELL-OF-IT
AND EVEN BOBBY BROWN GETS QUEEZY AT THE SMELL OF IT
COULD SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASE WHAT’S GOING ON
VERSE 1
WELL I HAD TO GET MY MUSIC ON THE CMT
SO I FOLLOWED EVERY LETTER OF THE RECIPE
I TOOK OUT ALL MY T-SHIRTS AND TORE OFF THE SLEEVES
THEN I WENT TO CRACKER BARRELL AND BOUGHT A COWBOY HAT
IT’S THE KENNY CHESNEY VERSION WITH THE BRIM BENT BACK
AND I SET MYSELF RIGHT DOWN TO WRITE A COUNTRY SONG
BREAK
WELL I SANG ABOUT THINGS LIKE AN OLD PORCH SWING
AND GRANDMA’S FAVORITE PIE
HOW I CAUGHT THE WINNING TOUCH DOWN AT THE FOOTBALL GAME
YOU MIGHT SAY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT CONTRIVED
REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 2
YOU THROW A POP SONG IN THE GRINDER ‘TIL IT ALL SOUNDS THE SAME
AND THEN YOU CALL IT COUNTRY MUSIC BUT WHAT’S IN A NAME
YOU JUST THROW IT IN A SILK PURSE AND KICK IT RIGHT OUT THE DOOR
AND NOW I’M PLAYIN’ MUSIC ON THE CMT
BUT THERE AIN’T NOBODY LOOKIN’ OR LISTENIN’ TO ME
HELL I’M JUST ANOTHER KNOCK OFF AT THE CMT FACTORY STORE
REPEAT CHORUS

FINAL BREAK
WELL IT’S LESS ABOUT THE HORSE THAN IT IS ABOUT THE SADDLE
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LOOK ‘CAUSE THE SONG DON’T REALLY MATTER
IT’S A REALLY SMELLY CREEK WHERE YOU NEVER FIND A PADDLE
I’M ON CMT I’M ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE
I’M ON CMT I’M ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE
HELL EVEN TOBY KEITH HAS GOT A TROPHY ON HIS MANTLE