(music) ("Mexico" by Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival) Lloyd: I grew up on really old country music.

My whole entire family played music.

When I was eight years old I started playing just because I didn't want to be left out.

I was the baby of the family.

My mom and dad would take me to the bars where they were playing music.

I'd go lay my head against the speakers and listen to my dad's deep voice, and fall asleep.

That's my childhood.

I just grew up with this style of music and so it's something that's very near and dear to me.

It means a lot to me.

Country music in particular means a lot to me.

This is what I was born to do, play music.

Our sound, it's a mix between rockabilly and old school hard driving country music.

Its music to drink and dance to.

Some of us come from different parts of the country.

Musically, we all have a little bit different backgrounds.

But our differences, it just works.

Every time we get together, we love each other so much just as friends, that we just like playing together.

And a lot of times, you know it doesn't matter if there's ten people or ten thousand people, it's just us four on stage having fun.

And so that chemistry that we have on stage, we feed off the crowd and the crowd really feeds off of us.

Because we're up there dancing and smiling and having fun.

♪ When I get on stage and the lights come on, it's a lonely ♪ ♪ man's way to pray.

Well it's a hard life of drinking.

♪ -There's not a lot of people that play traditional country music anymore.

Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, those old waltz's.

Those old crying, sad, cheating, drinking songs.

It's becoming lost I guess.

So I try to keep it going.

Whether I'm the last person on the face of the earth that likes it or not, I'll probably just play it because it means so much to me.

("Who's Going to Drive This Pick-Up") (country music) ♪ Well, who's going to drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Gonna soothe my head, it feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Well, time and time it happens ♪ ♪ I stop off with some my friends ♪ ♪ For just one drink before we go on home ♪ ♪ That one drink leads to another ♪ ♪ Bartender, bring me another ♪ ♪ I know it's late but she's not at home ♪ ♪ It's 1 am ♪ ♪ And all my friends are gone again, so it seems ♪ ♪ And I'm sitting in this old bar alone ♪ ♪ Well, there's one thing for certain ♪ ♪ That I'm gonna be hurting ♪ ♪ If I can't find my way back home ♪ ♪ So, who's gonna bring this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna soothe my head, that feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Oh, watch Mikey go ♪ (country music) ♪ Well, who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna soothe my head, that feels right ♪ ♪ Who's gonna tell me the fun I had last night?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ ♪ Oh lord, who's gonna drive this pick-up home tonight?

♪ Yes, sir.

This next song we want to do is a little bit of a gun fighting song.

("Mexico") (country music) ♪ I shot a man in El Paso ♪ ♪ Flew across that Rio Grande ♪ ♪ I ended up in Juarez in a Mexican outlaw band ♪ ♪ I met a Mexican lady, down at the watering hole ♪ ♪ She said her name was Juanita ♪ ♪ She belonged to the Mexican Joe ♪ ♪ Was the fastest gun in town ♪ ♪ At least that's what they said ♪ ♪ For the love of that Mexican woman ♪ ♪ I'd surely kill him dead ♪ ♪ She spent the night in my motel room ♪ ♪ We shared that heated night ♪ ♪ I knew I was doing wrong ♪ ♪ It felt oh so right ♪ ♪ You can't hide in Mexico ♪ ♪ Gotta fight or die ♪ ♪ In Mexico ♪ ♪ In the morning, Joe came looking ♪ ♪ For that beauty with deep brown eyes ♪ ♪ When he came a-knocking at my door ♪ ♪ All I told him were lies ♪ ♪ The smell of her sweet skin came pouring out of the room ♪ ♪ He curled his lip ♪ ♪ As he remembered the smell of her perfume ♪ ♪ I could tell he didn't believe me ♪ ♪ Not one word that I said ♪ ♪ For my lips were stained with a faded shade of red ♪ ♪ He said, "You're the one that stole my love" ♪ ♪ Let me tell ya how it's gonna be ♪ ♪ "You better me ready to fight and die ♪ ♪ "The next time you see me" ♪ ♪ 'Cause you can't hide in Mexico ♪ ♪ Gotta fight or die in Mexico ♪ (country music) ♪ Well, I met him in front of the saloon ♪ ♪ On a dirty, dusty, street ♪ ♪ And I could feel the sweat rolling down my neck ♪ ♪ As the dust blew across my feet ♪ ♪ As that clock struck high noon ♪ ♪ I seen the gleam come across his eye ♪ ♪ And I knew this'd come a time when I may surely die ♪ ♪ When he pulled his across his hip ♪ ♪ Gave one last sigh ♪ ♪ And he drew his gun a little too slow ♪ ♪ And I shot him between the eyes ♪ ♪ You can't hide in Mexico ♪ ♪ Gotta fight or die in Mexico ♪ ♪ You can't hide ♪ ♪ In Mexico ♪ ♪ He had to die ♪ ♪ In Mexico ♪ (country music) Yeah, Mikey!

(country music) - [Loren] One, two, three.

(country music) (group laughs) - This next song we'd like to do for you is a little bit of a truck driving song, song's in the key of A for those of you following along at home.

It goes like this.

Ready Mikey?

- Just about.

- [Off screen] Standing by.

- Ready.

("Truck Driving") (country music) ♪ I make my living out here behind a windshield ♪ ♪ In an 80,000 pound seventy five foot W9 ♪ ♪ I called to say I was on my way to love you ♪ Oh but you can't hold the one you love ♪ ♪ Through a telephone line ♪ ♪ I'll admit, this life I live is kinda lonely ♪ ♪ But a TA cutie can't hold a candle to you ♪ ♪ So, it's a chicken fried steak at the truck stop ♪ ♪ And some coffee ♪ ♪ And some Marlboro Reds help me keep a-pushing through ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm 10 miles south of Fort Worth ♪ ♪ Five hours from San Anton ♪ ♪ I've got 18 wheels on the highway ♪ ♪ And 13 gears to carry me back home ♪ (country music) ♪ That 3406 Caterpillar is blowing black smoke ♪ ♪ I'm chewing up miles ♪ ♪ Leaving them behind ♪ ♪ The two twin stacks on this Kenworth and Dale Watson ♪ ♪ All they're singing me a song about making up time ♪ ♪ 'Cause 10 miles south of Forth Worth ♪ ♪ Five hours from San Anton ♪ ♪ I've got 18 wheels on the highway ♪ ♪ And 13 gears to carry me back home ♪ One more, Mikey.

(country music) ♪ Yes, I'm 10 miles south of Forth Worth ♪ ♪ Five hours from San Anton ♪ ♪ I've got 18 wheels on the highway ♪ ♪ And 13 gears to carry me back home ♪ ♪ Oh Lord, and them 13 gears are gonna carry me back home ♪ (group laughs) Truck driving music.

This next song is a song about a very dear love of ours, goes like this, it's in the key of G. ♪ There she sits ♪ ♪ She's my desire ♪ ♪ The one I can't live without ♪ ♪ The one that got me through the day ♪ ♪ The one that won't let me down ♪ ♪ Can't wait to taste ♪ ♪ Her sweet kisses ♪ ♪ And feel her warm breath on my mouth ♪ ♪ She's a reason I come here ♪ ♪ One can't I live without ♪ ♪ Yes, I love you whiskey ♪ ♪ In the evening, after a hard day's work ♪ ♪ I love you whiskey ♪ ♪ Sometimes in the morning ♪ ♪ Instead of a hard day's work, oh whiskey ♪ ♪ Don't ever leave me ♪ ♪ Or I'll go right out of my mind ♪ (country music) ♪ Now it's morning ♪ ♪ And you've left me ♪ ♪ Oh, how I hurt when you're gone ♪ ♪ I miss the good times ♪ ♪ And that feeling ♪ ♪ Whiskey, you gave me ♪ ♪ And oh how I long to be with you ♪ ♪ And to hold you ♪ ♪ Silly me, I go on and on ♪ ♪ Oh, there she sits ♪ ♪ That's my baby ♪ ♪ The reason I wrote this song ♪ ♪ Yes, I love you whiskey ♪ ♪ In the evening ♪ ♪ After a hard day's work ♪ ♪ And I love you whiskey ♪ ♪ Sometimes in the morning ♪ ♪ Instead of a hard day's work ♪ ♪ Oh, whiskey, don't ever leave me ♪ ♪ Or I'll go right out of my mind ♪ ♪ Yes, now whiskey, don't ever leave me ♪ ♪ Or I'll go out of my mind ♪ -Boy, if that ain't a true story right there.

That song we'd like to do, this is the title track off our second album.

This is called "Immortal for Now."

Key of A.

- Key of A.

- A one, two, three, four.

("Immortal for Now") (country music) ♪ Well, it's a well-known fact I drink too much ♪ ♪ And stay out way too long ♪ ♪ I tend to live my life ♪ ♪ Just like a country song ♪ ♪ Hey, wild women and cigarettes ♪ ♪ Might get the best of me ♪ ♪ But as long as there's an open road ♪ ♪ I'll keep living free ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ Well, once you wind me up ♪ ♪ You just can't shut me down ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ It's a honky tonk's, whiskey drinking ♪ ♪ Pretty girls, guitar picking, immortal for now ♪ (country music) ♪ Well Jameson Whiskey is my rocket fuel ♪ ♪ And a guitar is my fuse ♪ ♪ I'll get higher than the man in the moon ♪ ♪ Nothing left to lose ♪ ♪ Hey, tomorrow morning, might hurt a little ♪ ♪ Or may have hell to pay ♪ ♪ I don't quit ♪ ♪ Till the sunshine chases the good times away ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ Well, once you wind me up ♪ ♪ You just can't shut me down ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ And it's a honky tonk's, whiskey drinking ♪ ♪ Pretty girls, guitar picking, immortal for now ♪ ♪ Yeah!

♪ (country music) ♪ Yes, I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ Well, once you wind me up ♪ ♪ You just can't shut me down ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm immortal for now ♪ ♪ And it's a honky tonk's, whiskey drinking ♪ ♪ Pretty girls, guitar picking, immortal for now ♪ ♪ I said, it's honky tonk's, whiskey drinking ♪ ♪ Pretty girls, guitar picking, immortal for now ♪ -Yes sir.

This last song we'd like to do is a song I wrote for my daddy, kind of a sentimental song, goes like this.

("Dying Gets Closer Every Day") (slow country music) ♪ I watched my childhood hero ♪ ♪ Turn 74 today ♪ ♪ I wished I could turn back time ♪ ♪ To when his hair wasn't so damn gray ♪ ♪ A tower of a man ♪ ♪ My father and my friend ♪ ♪ He always had the perfect answer ♪ ♪ Guess he'd been there ♪ ♪ Now and then ♪ ♪ I realized right then and there ♪ ♪ That time moves way too fast ♪ ♪ Before you know it ♪ ♪ The future you were looking to has now ♪ ♪ Become your past ♪ ♪ I wondered to myself ♪ ♪ What regrets haunt your mind?

♪ ♪ So, I ask him, "Dad, what would you do ♪ ♪ "If you could turn back time?"

♪ ♪ He said, "Life on earth is short ♪ ♪ "So, start living while you can ♪ ♪ "Don't let the hourglass run slowly out of sand ♪ ♪ "And find time to find Jesus ♪ ♪ "And find time to sit and pray ♪ (slow country music) ♪ "Know it's never too late to do what's right ♪ ♪ "Cause dying just gets closer everyday" ♪ (slow country music) ♪ Well, take an old man's advice ♪ ♪ Live each day like it's your last ♪ ♪ Enjoy what's been given to you ♪ ♪ Stop living way too fast ♪ ♪ Be kind to a stranger ♪ ♪ Lend an ear for a while ♪ ♪ He said, "Love with an open heart ♪ ♪ "And don't forget to smile ♪ ♪ "Cause life on earth is short ♪ ♪ "So, start living while you can ♪ ♪ "Don't let the hourglass run slowly out of sand ♪ ♪ "And find time to find Jesus ♪ ♪ "And find time to sit and pray ♪ ♪ "Know it's never too late to do what's right ♪ ♪ "Son, dying just gets closer everyday ♪ ♪ "Know it's never too late to do what's right ♪ ♪ "And dying gets closer everyday ♪ ♪ "Everyday ♪ ♪ "Each and every day" ♪ (music)