Well, he said, "Y´all can all go to hell
´Cause I´m goin´ to Texas," and he left Tennessee
Kinda like that band of outlaw gypsies did
Back in ´70-somethin´ when they set the music free

And they yanked ol´ Hank right up off the Opry
Said ol´ Waylon was way too rock ´n´ roll
And I know my cup of tea may not be your brand of whiskey
Just make sure that yours is soothin´ to your soul
Yeah, make sure that yours is soothin´ to your soul

So I´ll keep ridin´ for the brand
Travelin´ with my band
And I´ll keep on singin´ songs that I believe
So you can keep your Music Row
I´ll take the front row to the back row
I´m a fan of the fan in the cheap seats

We were doin´ our thing at this dive down in Detroit

When I hit the stage, the place was mostly empty
But this dude bought everyone round after round
And we all had a ball and they all sang along with me
And right there as I was standin´ in the footlights
I looked up to thank my lucky stars above
And you may all wonder why for all those years I played for free
And it´s because I was doin´ what I love
Yeah, playin´ country music is what I love

So I´ll keep ridin´ for the brand
Travelin´ with my band
And I´ll keep on singin´ songs that I believe
So you can keep your Music Row
I´ll take the front row to the back row
I´m a fan of the fan in the cheap seats

Woo

You finally offered me a seat there at your table
Then laughed and pulled the chair right out from under me
Yeah, now I aim to set the whole wide world on fire
Mixin´ my music with your words is gasoline
As long as Saturday nights have a honky-tonk and
A good timin´ band to keep your boots stompin´
A blacktop where these old bus wheels can roll
As long as lovers keep on lovin´, dogs die
Trucks break down, there´s cheatin´ and drinkin´
You can go and keep your rigged-up radio
Man, you can go and keep your rigged-up radio

´Cause I´ll keep ridin´ for the brand

Travelin´ with my band
And I´ll keep on singin´ songs that I believe
So you can keep your Music Row
I´ll take the front row to the back row
I´m a fan of the fan in the cheap seats
Yeah, I´m a fan of the fan in the cheap seats