Song For The Year 2000

“I was ah readin’ an article in a magazine

from France recently and ah they was talkin’

about David Allan Coe as a songwriter and ah.

They were sayin’ how ah my song, Jack Daniel’s,

If You Please, that I wrote in 1956, ah really changed

country music back in the 60’s and then in the 70’s

you know and Divers Do It Deeper and Take This Job and

Shove It and different songs that I wrote. This guy

was sayin’ that, he was wonderin what David Allan Coe

would be writtin’ by the year 2000 that would be

so different and unusual then whatever everyone

else was doin’. So I call this a Song For The Year

2000.”

Jimmy’s in the closet, he thinks no one knows

He likes to wear makeup, and put on woman’s clothes

When he tries to be a man his feminine side shows

Jimmy’s in the closet, he thinks no one knows

But it takes all kinds of people, to make the world go round

I bent the whole world over, and that’s one thing that I found

Color does not matter, black, white, or red, or brown

It takes all kinds of people, to make the world go round

The world go round, the world go round

It takes all kinds of people, to make the world go round

Michael’s taking hormone, treatments once again

Michael’s black, Michael hates the color of his skin

Michael’s getting whiter, then he’s ever been

Michael’s taking hormone, treatments once again

Stella was flat chested, she always stayed at home

Stella saved her money up, and bought some silicon

Now the boys all stare at Stella’s chest and they won’t leave her alone

Stella saved her money up just to buy some silicone