I'm surrounded by the ghosts of the past
Come back every once in awhile for a blast

My redneck teachers from days gone
Leave before the early morning dawn

Drink a toast to those that are no longer with us
Those that left on that heavenly bus

The greats singing together
No matter what the weather

Elvis and Hank, Marvin and Cobain
Lighting that eternal flame

Making hits we'll never hear
But at night is when they appear

Cash and Ledoux,2 Pac and Biggie
Singing every night without a fee

The hearts of America is where they live today
You can hear them in the songs that we play

They influenced the world that we live
And for that, thanks we must give

To the music teachers that gave us so much more
The dreams that led to the artists that fill the record store

Todays greats would have never been
If not for the artists of way back when\n\nWilliam Mowell

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