Trace Adkins - Songs About Me

Country music has never really had a problem with emotional angst (there's no Emo sub-genre in country). Instead, it has a lot of songs about knowing who you are, and being comfortable in your own skin.

Joe The Plumber is one of those guys. He's not afraid of big shot politicians, and when they interrupt his front yard football game, he's not afraid to ask them hard questions.

Trace Adkins sings one of these, Songs About Me (songwriters Ed Hill, Shaye Smith). Hey Joe the Plumber, this Saturday Redneck post is for you.

I met a guy on the red eye
He spotted my guitar
and said what do you do?
I said, I sing for a living,
Country music mixed with
a little rock and a little blues
He said I'm sorry
but I've never been crazy
'bout that twang and trains and hillbilly thing
What ever made you want to sing stuff like that?
I just looked at him and laughed and said

cause it's songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me

So I offered him tickets
I said you'll see what I mean
if you show up tonight
he said I doubt you'll change my opinion
I'll be kind of busy, but hey man, I'll try

Then later on when we finished our songs
about scars and cars and broken hearts
I saw him, he was standing there
right next to the stage
and he shouted
man you were right
it was like you sang those

songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me

So I'll just keep on singing
'til I hear the whole world singing those

songs about me
and who I am
songs about loving and living
and good hearted women and family and God
yeah they're all just
songs about me
songs about me