North Louisiana on a saturday night I was sittin in the glow of the dashboard lights Ill never forget I was 6 years old When I heard it comin out of daddys radio Come out of my seat and said 'son of a gun' Daddy said naw thats the opry son Chorus 1: I heard the crowd start screamin And I started dreamin Of one day runnin With a hillbilly band Bought a guitar, learned a few chords found a few guys and a beat up ford Pretty girls would come from miles around Like bees to honey to hear that sound All we could afford was bread and mayonaise Living for the moment when we'd hit that stage Chorus 2: and hear the crowd start screamin man you aint livin til you go runnin With a hillbilly band I came to Nashville, they liked my songs I got a bus 45 feet long Bought a house to put a gold record on the wall Funny thing is i'm hardly there at all The money, the cars, you can have that stuff Just give me what I love Chorus 3: To hear the crowd start screamin To the song that im singin The one about runnin With a hillbilly band Hillbilly band, yeah a hillbilly band, oh its a hillbilly band