Music Review

My brother just bought Montgomery Gentry's new CD, You Do Your Thing. Wow, what a great CD. The whole CD is just amazing. It's got twelve tracks, and of the twelve I really like, well, twelve! I'm not one of those people who typically likes a full CD (except for the Barenaked Ladies) but this one is great. I want to talk, though, specifically about the title track, You Do Your Thing. Now this, this is a great song. Personally, I think the GOP should jump all over this bad boy and make it the official 'Bush-Cheney' theme music. Without saying, "Hey, this song is a slam right in Kerry's face," this band has put down in words just about every reason why America should (and I think ultimately will) vote Bush in '04. Take a look

You Do Your Thing
C. Beathard/E. Hill

Put me on a mountain, way back in the back woods

Put me on a lake with biggin' on the line

Put me 'round a campfire cookin' something I just cleaned

You do your thing, I'll do mine

I ain't tradin' in my family's safety

Just to save a little gas

And I'll pray to God any place, any time

And you can bet I'll pick up the phone if Uncle Sam calls me up

You do your thing, I'll do mine

Hey, I'll worry about me

You just worry about you

And I'll believe what I believe

And you believe what you believe too

I ain't gonna spare the rod

Cuz that ain't what my daddy did

And I sure know the difference between wrong and right

You know, to me it's all just common sense

A broken rule, a consequence

You do your thing, I'll do mine

Hey, I'll worry about me

You just worry about you

And I'll believe what I believe

And you believe what you believe too

I'm gonna keep on working hard

Make my money the old-fashioned way

I don't wanna piece of someone else's pie

If I don't get my fill on life

I ain't gonna blame no one but me

You do your thing, I'll do mine

You ain't gonna be my judge

Cuz my judge will judge us all one day

You do your thing,

I'll do mine

As I typed those lyrics in, I couldn't help but turn the CD on and crank it up. I just think it's a great song. Let's just hope that the people of America feel the same way come November. Thanks for a great song, guys!