Well I remember years ago
Driving down an old dirt road
Waylon on the radio
Singing songs that I loved so
A rambling man is what he was
A Nashville rebel with a cause
He knew how ladies loved outlaws
This singer of sad songs
He lived on the dark side of pain
Drinking and dreaming all the way
But being crazy kept him sane
Now only memories remain
The good old boys still have their fun
Good hearted women still get it done
The eagle sores from up above
The wolf survives the man he runs
Shooter carried the family name
And this endangered species will remain
You know Hank done it this way
And American's never been the same
I think I'll buy an old black rose
And wear it proud upon my clothes
To commemorate the life he chose
This Nashville bum the whole world knows