Since we have digressed into a discussion of country-western music...
I like Toby Keith's earlier stuff. His more recent hits tend to leave me cold, although I did get a smile out of "Whiskey for my men, beer for our horses." C/W has its moments. At its best, it has very clever lyrics which are plays on words and a great rock beat. At its worst it, can be some horribly twangy rendition of a variant on that infamous song, "My Coonhound done left me."
A lot of female C/W singers are doing some cool stuff - Allison Krauss, Shania Twain, and The Dixie Chicks come to mind. I adore "Goodbye Earl" by the Chicks and "That don't impress me much" by Shania. Great sassy songs by uppity southern belles!
Lyle Lovett is a riot! Somehow he's gotten labeled as C/W - mostly I think because he is so eclectic that they don't know what else to do with him. "I like penguins," "If I had a pony," and "She'll be happy when I'm gone" are great songs by Lyle.
Mary Chapin Carpenter and Nancy Griffith also are often relegated to the Country bin, and they are both singer/songwriters of great talent. Wonderful lyrics and wonderful voices to back the lyrics up.
I listen to all sorts of music, INCLUDING C/W. To dismiss an entire genre of music like Country out of hand is a mistake. There's some treasures back there in those lost bins at the back of the record store!