Reply #9: And Then There Are Some of Us Country Fans

[GiovanniC]

Who do not support Bush.

The Dixie Chicks and Willie Nelson are prime examples of country artists who have made it very clear whose side they are on, even if it has cost them in some cases. And while there are a few of the idiotic Toby Keith, Darrel Whorley, and Chely Wright songs ("Bumper of My SUV" -- blech) on country radio, most of today's country songs are simply the non-political blend of good music and good lyrics that fans like me appreciate.

As for your criticism of "Mr. Mom"... Don't know what to tell you there. I myself find the song to be hilarious, as a guy who remembers what it was like the first time he was left home alone all day with the baby.

And "My Front Porch Looking In"... your complaint about that song baffles me. I'm no Lonestar apologist, either... I find a lot of their songs formulaic and uninspired. But I actually enjoy that particular one. Could you point out which of the lyrics you find fault with? I couldn't figure it out.

Oh yeah
Yeah oh yeah

The only ground I ever owned was sticking to my shoes
Now I look at my front porch and this panoramic view
I can sit and watch the fields fill up
With rays of glowing sun
Or watch the moon lay on the fences
Like that's where it was hung
My blessings are in front of me
It's not about the land
I'll never beat the view
From my front porch looking in

There's a carrot top who can barely walk
With a sippy cup of milk
A little blue eyed blonde with shoes on wrong
'Cause she likes to dress herself
And the most beautiful girl holding both of them
And the view I love the most
Is my front porch looking in, yeah

I've traveled here and everywhere
Following my job
I've seen the paintings from the air
Brushed by the hand of God
The mountains and the canyons reach from sea to shining sea
But I can't wait to get back home
To the one he made for me
It's anywhere I'll ever go and everywhere I've been
Nothing takes my breath away
Like my front porch looking in

There's a carrot top who can barely walk
With a sippy cup of milk
A little blue eyed blonde with shoes on wrong
'Cause she likes to dress herself
And the most beautiful girl holding both of them
Yeah the view I love the most
Is my front porch looking in

I see what beautiful is about
When I'm looking in
Not when I'm looking out

There's a carrot top who can barely walk
With a sippy cup of milk
A little blue eyed blonde with shoes on wrong
'Cause she likes to dress herself
And the most beautiful girl holding both of them
Yeah the view I love the most

Oh, the view I love the most
Is my front porch looking in
Yeah
Oh, there's a carrot top who can barely walk
(From my front porch looking in)
A little blue eyed blonde with shoes on wrong, yeah
And the most beautiful girl
(Beautiful girl
From my front porch looking in)
Holding both of them
Oh, yeah