cuss out

Written by Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison, "Try That in a Small Town" has Aldean adopting a vaguely threatening posture, telling listeners that if they "cuss out a cop" or "stomp on the flag," they are likely to suffer the penalty of vigilante violence.

Portions of the Fox News clip appeared twice in the original music video, first projected against the exterior of the courthouse as Aldean sings about actions that he claims would not be tolerated in a small town: “carjack an old lady,” “cuss out a cop,” “stomp on the flag.”

“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, ya think you’re tough,” Aldean sings on the track, written by Neil Thrasher, Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, and Kelley Lovelace.

“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, ya think you’re tough,” Aldean, who is from the city of Macon, Georgia, sings.

An American flag is draped between the building’s central pillars, while Mr. Aldean, strumming a guitar, lists what he imagines as big city behavior that would not be well received in a small town; “carjack an old lady”; “cuss out a cop”; “stomp on the flag.”