I came up through the trenches where We only played for tips and alcohol You find out what you're made of when there Ain't no gold or platinum on the wall And there's a few more like me who Ain't of fightin' for the cause [Chorus] Me and my band of brothers we got you covered Out here on the honky tonk front lines We're loaded up with country music, we ain't afraid to use it Even if we have to play all night Well, we ain't no rookies; it's our third tour of duty But that's all right Yeah, that's all right Me and my band of brothers got you covered On the honky tonk front lines From the bars of San Diego to the County fair way up in Bangor Maine We keep the tour bus rollin' just like it was A big old Sherman tank Like those who came before us Owens, Haggard, Willie, Waylon, Jones and Hank (And Johnny Cash) [Chorus] Well, we ain't no rookies; it's our third tour of duty But that's all right Yeah, that's all right Me and my band of brothers got you covered On the honky tonk front lines Me and my band of brothers got you covered On the honky tonk front lines