Cornbread and Neon

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Used to hear a screen door slam Then a fiddle cut clean through the jam Now I hear that sugar-coated line Soundin' like a mall at quitting time Your boots too clean Your words too slick Your truck's all shine But the soul don't stick [Pre-Chorus] You can dress it up You can paint it gold But a tin can tune Ain't a story told [Chorus] Country ain't country anymore It's corn syrup poured on a hardwood floor Country ain't country anymore Just pop in a hat at the record store Give me pine and dust Give me steel and twang Country ain't country anymore And I ain't in the gang [Verse 2] My granddaddy sang with a broken voice About hard work, heartache, and a freight train's noise You sing about a tan and a Friday crush Then spin that chorus till it sounds like mush Where's the creek Where's the church Where's the sack of feed And the back road dirt [Pre-Chorus] You can clap real nice You can smile real wide But if the truth walks off Then the song flat lied [Chorus] Country ain't country anymore It's corn syrup poured on a hardwood floor Country ain't country anymore Just pop in a hat at the record store Give me pine and dust Give me steel and twang Country ain't country anymore And I ain't in the gang [Bridge] Bring back the banjo Bring back the bow Bring back a song That can leave a mark and go Not a tailor-made Radio shine Give me the old road Every single time [Final Chorus] Country ain't country anymore It's corn syrup poured on a hardwood floor Country ain't country anymore Just pop in a hat at the record store Give me pine and dust Give me steel and twang Country ain't country anymore And I ain't in the gang