I remember my first record was a lesson learned in life
Bought from the boot of an escort back in 1985
Dad thought it was rock n roll but somehow got it wrong
When I pulled that record out it read Favourite Country Songs

So I plugged in that old player just as soon as I got home
And I listened to the songs on there and the stories that they told
Philly told us how to lay the blanket on the ground
Margo came and asked just pick me up on your way down

So play me the songs that I remember
Just play me the songs of yesterday
Play me the songs that I remember
The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

When Tom sang Gentle Mother he sure could fill the halls
Just like Gene and Larry, God rest their gentle souls
Cause I can say for certain I’m the man I am today
Because of that old record and the ones who paved the way

So play me the songs that I remember
Just play me the songs of yesterday
Play me the songs that I remember
The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

Now I still have that old record and the stories that it tells
‘Bout home is where the heart is and to teach your children well
And as the years grow older I’ll find myself a wife
We’ll sit there and listen to the sunset years of life

So play me the songs that I remember
Won’t you play me the songs of yesterday
Just play me the songs that I remember
The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

So play me the songs that I remember
Won’t you play me the songs of yesterday
Just play me the songs that I remember
The songs from that old record and the ones who paved the way

I still have that old record from the ones that paved the way