(aaron tippin/philip douglas/kim williams)

Each time the good lord makes a man
He always breaks the mold
So it sure does raise a flag for that
Rebel in my soul
When some phony carbon copy says
I'm the black sheep of the fold
Well, this is what I tell' em
When I tell 'em where to go

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

I could change to fit his world
But I just ain't that kind
Some sell their soul for the easy road
The devil's always buying
I can't count the ones I've known
Who fell right into line
Now they walk around with their heads hung down
They've got no piece of mind

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

So before you sign that dotted line
Or do something that you'd rather not
Before you compromise your stand
Friend, let me tell you what
Don't let the crowd get so loud
You can't hear your conscience speak
'cause I'm willing to bet that you'll soon regret
That you sold yourself so cheap

If you trim yourself to fit the world
There won't be nothin' left
Just a little here and a little there
Till you won't know yourself
You'll be a pile of shavings
When they put you in your grave
If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

If you trim yourself to fit the world
You'll whittle yourself away

• Ain't That a Hell of a Note
• Bayou Baby
• Big Boy Toys
• Country Boy's Tool Box
• For You I Will
• Her
• Honky-tonk Superman
• How's The Radio Know
• I Got It Honest
• I Miss Misbehavin'
• I Promised You The World
• I Was Born With a Broken Heart
• I Wonder How Far It is Over You
• I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way
• I'm Leaving
• I've Got a Good Memory
• If I Had to Do It Over
• In My Wildest Dreams
• Kiss This
• Let's Talk About You
• Lookin' Back at Myself
• Lovin' Me Into an Early Grave
• Many, Many, Many Beers Ago
• Mission from Hank
• My Blue Angel
• My Kind of Town
• Nothin' in The World
• People Like Us
• Read Between The Lines
• She Feels Like a Brand New Man Tonight
• She Made a Memory Out of Me
• She's Got a Way of Makin' Me Forget
• Standin' on The Promises
• Ten Pound Hammer
• That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You
• The Best Love We Ever Made
• The Call of The Wild
• The Door
• The Man That Came Between Us
• The Sky's Got The Blues
• The Sound of Your Goodbye
• There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With The Radio
• These Sweet Dreams
• This Heart
• Trim Yourself to Fit The World
• Up Against You
• What This Country Needs
• When Country Took The Throne
• Where The Stars & Stripes & Eagle Fly
• Whole Lotta Love on The Line
• Without Your Love
• Working Man's Ph. D.
• You Are The Woman