He ain't even near twenty, but he says he's seen plenty of hard times,
Dia bahkan belum genap dua puluh, tapi dia bilang sudah mengalami banyak masa sulit,
'Cause he's been on his bus for five days and in his hotel for five nights.
Karena dia sudah di busnya selama lima hari dan di hotelnya selama lima malam.
And his satellite dish is broke and the new band is treatin' him mean. (Yeah, I know.)
Dan antena satelitnya rusak, band baru itu memperlakukannya dengan buruk. (Iya, aku tahu.)
And there's still another week to go: he misses that karaoke machine.
Dan masih ada seminggu lagi: dia kangen mesin karaoke itu.
Hey, that's country, my ass,
Eh, itu bukan negara, sialan,
Who do they think we am?
Siapa mereka pikir kita ini?
Force-feed us that shit.
Paksakan kita terima semua omong kosong itu.
Ain't you real tired of it?
Apa kamu tidak benar-benar lelah dengan semua ini?
Tell 'em, stick it up high,
Bilang saja, dorong itu tinggi-tinggi,
Where the sun don't shine.
Di tempat yang tidak terkena sinar matahari.
Get pissed, an'get mad,
Marah, dan beranglah,
'cause that's country, my ass.
karena itu bukan negara, sialan.

Now, she's out there too, she's got her own secrets too. (Shhhh, don't tell nobody.)
Sekarang, dia juga di luar sana, dia punya rahasianya sendiri. (Shhhh, jangan bilang siapa-siapa.)
She can't sing a lick and in a bucket, she couldn't carry her tunes. (Now wait a minute.)
Dia tidak bisa bernyanyi sedikit pun dan dalam ember, dia tidak bisa membawa lagunya. (Tunggu sebentar.)
She's pretty as a picture and she sure got a nice set of...wits. (Yeah.)
Dia secantik gambar dan dia pasti punya otak yang cerdas. (Iya.)
And she misses her producer slash boyfriend who seduced her, er produced her a hit.
Dan dia kangen produser sekaligus pacarnya yang menggoda dia, eh, membuatnya sukses.

Hey, that's country, my ass,
Eh, itu bukan negara, sialan,
Who do they think we am?
Siapa mereka pikir kita ini?
Force-feed us that shit.
Paksakan kita terima semua omong kosong itu.
Ain't you real tired of it?
Apa kamu tidak benar-benar lelah dengan semua ini?
Tell 'em stick it up high,
Bilang saja, dorong itu tinggi-tinggi,
Where the sun don't shine.
Di tempat yang tidak terkena sinar matahari.
Get pissed, an'get mad,
Marah, dan beranglah,
Tell 'em that's country, my ass.
Bilang saja itu bukan negara, sialan.

Instrumental break.

Now don't get me wrong, to each his own I believe.
Sekarang jangan salah paham, setiap orang punya seleranya sendiri, aku percaya.
But they've took the soul out of what means a whole lot to me.
Tapi mereka telah menghilangkan jiwa dari apa yang sangat berarti bagiku.
'Cause I can see Hank and Lefty, they're spinning around in their graves.
Karena aku bisa melihat Hank dan Lefty, mereka berputar di dalam kubur mereka.
And if they were here now, I think y'all know what they'd say. (Don't you?)
Dan jika mereka di sini sekarang, aku rasa kalian tahu apa yang akan mereka katakan. (Bukankah?)
(What they'd say?)
(Apa yang mereka katakan?)

Country, my ass,
Negara, sialan,
Who do they think we am?
Siapa mereka pikir kita ini?
Force-feed us that shit.
Paksakan kita terima semua omong kosong itu.
Ain't you real tired of it?
Apa kamu tidak benar-benar lelah dengan semua ini?
Tell 'em stick it up high,
Bilang saja, dorong itu tinggi-tinggi,
Where the sun don't shine.
Di tempat yang tidak terkena sinar matahari.
We're pissed, we're mad 'cause that's country, my ass.
Kami marah, kami berang karena itu bukan negara, sialan.
We're pissed, we're mad 'cause that's country, my ass.
Kami marah, kami berang karena itu bukan negara, sialan.