Words/Music – Rand Anderson
My heroes have always been outlaws
Like Waylon and Willie and David Allan Coe
Jerry Jeff Walker and Bojangles
Jesse James and Jesus and Geronimo
They walked the line and spoke their mind
Their legends live today
The gift I give in this life I live
Is the music that I play
So I’ll be keeping it real
I may not have the look, but I’ve got the feel
A way to survive
Playing in every dump and every dive
Night after Night and bar after barroom
Little holes in the wall called the Rainbow’s End
The Free For All and the 2 bar 3
Full of good hearted women and longhaired rednecks
It’s a wonder why country music
Ain’t never heard of me
10000 shows a couple rodeos
The demolition derbies
50 bucks a night
Man that just ain’t right
I don’t even get my beer for free
But I’ll be keeping it real
I may not have the look, but I’ve got the feel
I might not go far
But I sure can play this here guitar
Rocking a bar somewhere in Arizona
50 kinds of beer, 50 kinds of beer
100 nights this year
I’ll be playing here
And I’ll be keeping it real
I may not have the look, but I’ve got the feel
It won’t be long
Til the radio starts a playing this here song