The Story and Lyrics behind 'Modest is the hottest'

Modest is the hottest
In California little girls can be seen wearing shirts that read ‘porn star’. I’ve read interviews of young teenage girls who idolize a certain adult film actress. Seems like we’ve gone over the edge and “Modest is the hottest” is a push-back in the other direction because, while attraction is important in a relationship, it’s admiration for ‘who’ another person is that makes a relationship last.
“Put your cows in the barn/if your house ain’t for sale take the sign off the lawn” is just another way of sayin’ ‘stop showin’ so much’. Hope you find this interesting.

She was workin’ really hard to catch his eye
Showin’ lots of body but he gave no sign
Of havin’ any interest even turnin’ his head
Strange cause when it came to looks she was drop dead
Fin’ly she just stopped him—asked him what the problem might be
He said ‘listen here honey, to my philosophy’:

Modest is the hottest
Put your cows in the barn
If your house ain’t for sale, keep the sign off the lawn
It’s true that there’s some guys
Who wanna take a look at your thighs
But if I had to say and be honest, modest it the hottest.

Daddy’s little girl was turnin’ 17
And just like her mama she was long lovely and lean
In her jeans and cowboy boots she was lookin’ really strong
She was headin’ out to her party when Daddy saw the back of her thong
He said ‘you still live in my house, get back and change your clothes, and let me tell something girl, your mama learned long ago

Bridge 1:
It’s true that playin’ the hoe
Is part of our society
But the only thing that’ll get ya, is a nasty STD
Smart guys are lookin’ for a woman, they’ll still like when they’re old
So put some girls on girlfriend, before ya catch a cold yeah

Bridge 2:
It’s true that playin’ the hoe
Is part of our society
And Britney kissed Madonna one night on MTV
But I ain’t bout all that
And that’s just where I stand
Cause I likes a woman who likes to kiss a man

Cause one day down bout the day it’s time to retire
That cutey fanny and six pack gonna be a cooler and a spare tire
Lil’ liposuction and botox, only take a girl so far
And then when then her chassis’ rusted you’ you’ll be stuck with a rusty car
So slow down little lady, no need to go so fastCause what lots of guys are still lookin’ for a little piece of class

You can listen to a clip of the song @ the itunes store, just type in Chris James Traut