Fast beat.
betty johnson blues count
Story behind the song
Hoping that things might be a little different since the Dixie Chicks came out with "Earl" letting it all hang out about the abuse. These days nobody wants to hear about drinking or
heartbreak- they want 'positive' 'upbeat' tunes.
Lyrics
SINCE THE DIXIE CHICKS KILLED EARL
You gotta turn on Classic Country
If it's the truth you wanna hear
You gotta listen to a 'Golden Oldie'
Lord, just to cry in your beer
We stick our heads in the sand, and we just pretend
That it's a positive, upbeat world
Well, maybe thing'll be different now..
Aw, since the Dixie Chicks killed Earl!
(Chorus)
Cause the cheatin' and the lyin' and the up-all-night-acryin'
Haven't changed since way back then
And who could tell those stories better...
Than Haggard and Jones and Loretta Lynn?
Whoa, the steel guitars they used to cry out their hearts
For every broken hearted boy and girl
This could've been a Giant Leap for Mankind....
Aw, since the Dixie Chicks killed Earl!
Nobody wants to talk about drinkin' no more
Or bein' made to look like a fool
Ah, but they're still out there, in the bars,everywhere
Cryin' on an old bar-stool
Well, I guess they think, if we don't talk about it
We'll think it's a brand new world!
Well, maybe things'll be different now...
Aw, since the Dixie Chicks killed Earl!
Yeah, maybe things'll be different now
Aw, since the Dixie Chicks killed Earl!
Written by: Betty L. Johnson