The first time I heard Good Hearted Woman, I was in my uncle's carHe said, son, now that's what I call music, listen to them guitarsYou turn it up, go on, turn it upHe said, forget that * you're listening to, these songs they got to meI don't think I heard a single word, cause I was caught up in the babyYeah, I turned it up, yeah, I turned it way upIt was wild guitar playing loud and hard, some hibbily rock and rollIt was something new, breaking all the rules, man, I could feel it down in my soulIt was well in a wheelie, paycheckChecking cash, taking the country backYeah, times were tough and it was hard to find a jobWell, 79 was a good day for the outlawsWell, it was something like five years later, I finally got my license to driveI was hugging a curb, first time I heard, a country boy can't surviveAnd I turned it up, I turned it upIt was wild guitar playing loud and hard, some hibbily rock and rollIt was something new, breaking all the rules, but you could feel it down in your soulIt was the son of the original, son of a gun, taking the country backThe economy was the worst you ever sawYeah, but 85 was a good year for the outlaws, sonIt was something new, breaking all the rules, man, I could feel it down in my soulYeah, it was something new, breaking all the rules, man, I could feel it down in my soulIt was something new, breaking all the rules, man, I could feel it down in my soulNow somewhere in some honky tonk, you don't even know his nameSome young upstart just stopped playing hard to get, and I couldn't find himStartin' up and he's wantin' to make a changeHe says, turn it upHe says, turn it upCome on, boys, sing!They give me loud guitars, playin' loud and hardA little hip, bitty rock and rollMakin' somethin' new, breakin' all the rulesI wanna feel it down in my soulWas winnin' a wheelie, paycheckin' cashTakin' the country backI just wanna sing a song that gets me offIt just might be a good year for the outlawsI just wanna sing a song that gets me offIt just might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlawsJust might be a good year for the outlaws