I woke up this morning,
rolled over and turned the radio on
Moved the dial from left to right, pretty soon
I realized something was so wrong
No fiddles were playing,
some DJ was crying
And I couldn't believe what he said
Then I picked up the paper,
I felt just like dying
When I saw what the headlines read
Country music died today
Lord, finally crossed on over
It's forever gone away
Country music died today
I thought how all the lovers
And the losers couldn't dance anymore
Saw jukeboxes standing silent,
honky -tonks
and barrooms closing up their doors
And millions were mourning
the loss of an old friend,
so much a part of their lives
From Nashville to New York,
from L .A. to London,
we'll all share the same bad
news tonight
Country music died today,
Lord it finally crossed on over,
it's forever gone away
Country music died today
And then my sweet woman woke me
And she said, Honey,
you've had a bad dream
And a big old smile crossed my face
As the radio played
And I heard old George sing
For the rest of the night
I stayed tuned in to a country station
And Lord,
I loved every song that they played
For the first time in my life,
I think I realized
Just how lonesome
and how empty we'd all be
If someone were to ever really say
Country music died today
Lord, it finally crossed on over
It's forever gone away
Country music died today
Country music died today
Lord, finally crossed on over
It's forever gone away