Written by: Bob McDill
# Debut Chart
1 Aug '94 Country

She's been playing
In a room on the strip
For ten years in Vegas
Every night, she looks in the mirror
But she only ages

She's been reading about Nashville
And all the records
That everybody's buying
Says, I'm a simple girl myself
Grew up on Long Island

So she packs her bags
To try to her hand
Says this might be my last chance

She's gone country, look at them boots
She's gone country, back to her roots
She's gone country, a new kind of suit
She's gone country, here she comes

Well, the folk scene's dead
But he's holding out in the Village
He's been writing songs
Speaking out against wealth and privilege

He says, I dont believe in money
But a man could make him a killing
Cause some of that stuff don't sound
Much different than Dylan

I hear down there
It's changed, you see
They're not as backwards
As they used to be

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes

He commutes to L.A.
But he's got a house in the Valley
But the bills are piling up
And the pop scene
Just ain't on the rally

He says, honey, I'm a serious composer
Schooled in voice and composition
But with the crime and the smog these days
This ain't no place for children

Lord, it sounds so easy
It shouldn't take long
Be back in the money
In no time at all

He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, back to his roots
He's gone country, a new kind of suit
He's gone country, here he comes

Yeah, he's gone country, a new kind of walk
He's gone country, a new kind of talk
He's gone country, look at them boots
He's gone country, oh, back to his roots

He's gone country
He's gone country
Everybody's gone country
Yeah, we've gone country
The whole world's gone country

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