Try That in a Small Town features lyrics threatening violence against protesters and has been removed from Country Music Television, but Aldean says it is a celebration of community

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 68 points 3 years ago (7 children)

The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”

Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends to round up its citizens: “Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck.”

Who does he think does the rounding up?

  • source
  • hideshow 7 child comments
  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Who does he think gets rounded up? It’s never the plain rural majority folks.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Guns. I'm extremely confident the line is about guns. It is a common fear amongst conservatives and he mentions a gun in the line before.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments