"They Played It" lyrics

Pig's piano, Pete Drake steel
You may not know them, but you know the feel
A Bob Moore bass run, Buddy Harman on the drums
The singers sang it, but they played it

They played in 4-4 time
They played the 1-4-5s
Didn't always make the credits
Their names weren't up in lights
But down on Music Row
They made magic in the studio
Every country song you know
They played it

Texas twin fiddle, a lonesome steel ride
Good country music can make you laugh or make you cry
Help you two-step with your sweetheart, drink a beer on Friday nights
When you feel something inside, they played it

They played in 4-4 time
They played the 1-4-5s
Didn't always make the credits
Their names weren't up in lights
But down on Music Row
They made magic in the studio
Every country song you know
They played it

They played in 4-4 time
They played the 1-4-5s
Didn't always make the credits
Their names weren't up in lights
But down on Music Row
They made magic in the studio
Every country song you know
They played it
From me to Hag and Jones
They played it