Long Haired Country Boy (Intro) - Live

We've come down to the point of the show

Where I'm gonna say some things

That I've been saying on stage for almost a decade

Ladies and gentlemen, what I'd like to do is

I'd like to get the lights up as bright as we can

Possibly get 'em on the crowd tonight

Here's how this is gonna work

If I ask you to raise your hand, please raise your hand

And if I do not ask you specifically to raise your hand

Please don't raise your hand, I got a point I'd like to prove tonight

Do we have any sheriff department, police officers, border patrol

Any law enforcement here tonight? Please raise your hand

And please keep your hand in the air

Please keep your hand in the air, for just a minute

Do we have any firefighters, any first responders

Any EMS or nurses here tonight? Please put your hands in the air tonight

Do we have anybody that has ever served in our United States military

Any branch of the military, that's retired, active duty?

Okay, if you do not have your hand in the air right now

I want you to do me a favor and I want you to turn around

And look at the people who do have their hands in the air in this arena

If you do not have your hand in the air tonight

I would like to remind you of a very simple fact

They're not gonna tell you on the news

Politicians don't keep you free, these people keep you free

Celebrities, celebrities with blue checkmarks next to their name on social media

Don't have a damn thing to do with your freedom

It's these people that keep you free

Now, if you do not have your hand in the air tonight

I want to remind you of what these men and women

That do have their hands in the air do not care about

Hear what I said? I said I'm gonna remind you

Of what these men and women don't care about

These men and women with their hands in the air

Don't care who you voted for

The men and women with their hands in the air tonight

Don't care what color you are

They don't care what religion you are

They don't care what orientation you are

No sir, no mam, the men and women in this room right now

That have their hands in the air only care about three things

Red, white, and blue, that's it

I've heard you make some noise tonight

But I want you to tell these people with their hands in the air

How much you love 'em from what they do for you

Make some noise for 'em

Just remember this, when you disagree with somebody

On politics, on anything, any laws, any religion, any current events

, when you disagree with somebody, love them anyway

Because you have the right to have a difference of opinion

Because an American soldier died for your right to have an opinion

Now, throughout my career, that little speech you just heard has evolved

It's moved from one current event to the next

I have been called all kinds of names

I've had threats against my family for saying things like that

And I couldn't care less

If you've been video taping this speech

And you're on the other end of the cellphone somewhere in America

Or in the world for that matter, and you don't like what I just said

As a matter of fact, as a matter of fact, I'll just be honest

If you're in this room and you don't like what I just said

Before you take a shot at me and mine

I'm gonna give you a little taste of my outlaw side

Think twice, let's go