Another Pretty Country Song

By David Allan Coe and T. Clark I BOUGHT THIS RHINESTONE SUIT IN CALIFORNIA THESE BOOTS CAME ALL THE WAY FROM MEXICO THIS CADILLAC AIN'T NOTHING', SON YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE GREYHOUND I BOUGHT TO TAKE MY BAND FROM SHOW TO SHOW SEEN MY FACE A THOUSAND TIMES ON TV AND HEARD ME ON YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND IN YOUR EYES I SEE THE ADMIRATION THERE FOR ME BUT, SON, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT OUGHT TO KNOW WELL, I'VE GOT TO TAKE A DRINK TO KEEP FROM SHAKEN' MOTEL ROOMS AIN'T NOTHING LIKE A HOME MONEY CAN'T MAKE LOVE GROW ANY STRONGER WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR WOMAN HOME ALONE SHE CAN'T RAISE THE CHILDREN WITH NO DADDY SHE CAN'T LOVE A MAN THAT'S ALWAYS GONE IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN PRIDE TO KEEP YOUR FEELINGS LOCKED INSIDE WHILE YOU SING ANOTHER PRETTY COUNTRY SONG I'VE SEEN YOUR FACE A THOUSAND TIMES ON TV I'VE HEARD YOU ON MY LOCAL RADIO IT'S TRUE I TOOK SOME PILLS TO STAY AWAKE, SON AND THIS DIAMOND RING I WEAR IS JUST FOR SHOW I'VE GOT A LITTLE CABIN IN THE COUNTRY WHEN I'M NOT ON THE ROAD THAT'S WHERE I GO TRY AND PUT MY FEELINGS DOWN ON PAPER RIGHT OR WRONG THE SHOW HAS TO GO ON I CAN CRY DEEP DOWN INSIDE AND KEEP ON SMILING' WHILE I SING ANOTHER PRETTY COUNTRY SONG BUT I'VE GOT TO TAKE A DRINK TO KEEP FROM SHAKEN'