Oh I said a little prayer tonight
  Before I came on stage
  As I came walkin' past the drivers
  And the locals on the union wage
  I asked the good Lord up in heaven
  Let me treat the music right
  Then I prayed that Detroit
  Goes wild tonight
    Seven pickers and all our gear in a rental van
  Playin' music never sleepin' and workin' on a neon tan
  We played The Barn down in Sanford Florida
  For Bev Roberts out in Camden Park
  We plugged it in up east at Bull Run
  And the place went dark
    Back when the old stuff was new
  Back before the buses and the
  Hard workin' boys in the crew
  asIt was one big party
  But the business called it payin' our dues
  Back when the old stuff was new
    Oh the stories we could tell
  If it weren't for the code of the road
  About The Buckboard, Bear Creek, Cowboys, and the Grizzly Rose
  You know the weather turned bad in Scottsdale
  A tornado nearly stole the show
  We just danced in the rain and listened to the thunder roll
    Back when the old stuff was new
  Hats off to the K.C. Opry and ellA GURU'S
  It was one big party
  Uncle Joe you know we owe it to you
  Back when the old stuff was new
    No rules young fools comin' from the old school
  Takin' on the world alone
  Next date can't wait tearin' up the interstate
  Every place we played was home
  Balls out no doubt this is what it's all about
  Beggin' for a place to play
  Swingin' with our low friends
  Prayin' that it never ends
  Wouldn't trade a single day
    Back when the old stuff was new
  Back before the buses and the
  Hard workin' boys in the crew
  It was one big party
  But the paper's called it payin' our dues
  Back when the old stuff was new
    Hey it's still one big party
  You can call it whatever you choose
  You make me feel like the old stuff is new