First time I heard "Good Hearted Woman" I was in my uncle's car He said "Son, now that's what I call music, listen to them guitars" You turn it up Go on, turn it up He said "Forget that crap you're listenin', to these songs, they got some meat" I don't think I heard a single word 'Cause I was caught up in the beat Yeah, I turned it up Yeah, I turned it way up And it was wild guitar, playin' loud and hard Some hillbilly rock and roll It was something new, breakin' all the rules Man, I could feel it down in my soul It was Waylon and Willie playin' Chet and Cash Takin' the country back Yeah, times were tough, and it was hard to find a job Well, '79 was a good year for the outlaws Well, it was something like five years later I finally got my license to drive I was hugging the kerb, first time I heard "A country boy can survive" And I turned it up I turned it up It was wild guitars, playin' loud and hard Some kinda hillbilly rock and roll It was something new, breakin' all the rules But you could feel it down in your soul He was the son of the original son of a gun Takin' the country back The economy was the worst you ever saw Yeah, but '85 was a good year for the outlaws, son ♪ Now somewhere in some honky tonk You don't even know his name Some young upstart, just startin' up And he's wantin' to make a change He says "turn it up" He says "turn it up" C'mon boys, sing it They give me loud guitars, playin' loud and hard A little hillbilly rock and roll Make it something new, breakin' all the rules I wanna feel it down in my soul It was Waylon and Willie, playin' Chet and Cash Takin' the country back I just wanna sing the song that gets me up This just might be a good year for the outlaws I just wanna sing the song that gets me up This just might be a good year for the outlaws Just might be a good year for the outlaws (Just might be a good year for the outlaws) Just might be a good year for the outlaws (Just might be a good year for the outlaws) Just might be a good year for the outlaws (Just might be a good year for the outlaws) Just might be a good year for the outlaws