Oh I said a little prayer tonight  Before I came on stage  As I came walkin' past the drivers  And the locals on the union wage  I asked the good Lord up in heaven  Let me treat the music right  Then I prayed that Detroit  Goes wild tonight    Seven pickers and all our gear in a rental van  Playin' music never sleepin' and workin' on a neon tan  We played The Barn down in Sanford Florida  For Bev Roberts out in Camden Park  We plugged it in up east at Bull Run  And the place went dark    Back when the old stuff was new  Back before the buses and the  Hard workin' boys in the crew  asIt was one big party  But the business called it payin' our dues  Back when the old stuff was new    Oh the stories we could tell  If it weren't for the code of the road  About The Buckboard, Bear Creek, Cowboys, and the Grizzly Rose  You know the weather turned bad in Scottsdale  A tornado nearly stole the show  We just danced in the rain and listened to the thunder roll    Back when the old stuff was new  Hats off to the K.C. Opry and ellA GURU'S  It was one big party  Uncle Joe you know we owe it to you  Back when the old stuff was new    No rules young fools comin' from the old school  Takin' on the world alone  Next date can't wait tearin' up the interstate  Every place we played was home  Balls out no doubt this is what it's all about  Beggin' for a place to play  Swingin' with our low friends  Prayin' that it never ends  Wouldn't trade a single day    Back when the old stuff was new  Back before the buses and the  Hard workin' boys in the crew  It was one big party  But the paper's called it payin' our dues  Back when the old stuff was new    Hey it's still one big party  You can call it whatever you choose  You make me feel like the old stuff is new