I was five years old, riding in granddaddy's truck
Singin' Deeper Than The Holler with the radio up
He'd smile and he'd say: Boy, keep singin' that song
And I bet even he never thought

I'd be making a dollar, making a music note
Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
Write a couple songs that somebody might know
Make a dollar, making a music note
Make a dollar, making a music note

Never knew I'd step foot on that Ole Opry stage
Went from Old Rugged Cross to that church off Broadway
Standing right where Loretta, Cash, and Charley all stood
Man, who would have guessed that I would

Be making a dollar, making a music note
Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
Write a couple songs that somebody might know
Make a dollar, making a music note
Make a dollar, making a music note

So this song's a way for me to shake everybody's hand
Thanks for giving this Tennessee boy a chance

At making a dollar, making a music note (oh)
Playing old guitar and not wind up going flat broke
Write a couple songs that somebody might know
Make a dollar, making a music note
Make a dollar, making a music note

I was five years old riding in granddaddy's truck
Singin' Deeper Than The Holler with the radio up