Country musician Buck Bonham’s life is a series of concert dates strung together by tour road trips. After twenty years together, Buck’s guitar-player buddy, Garland Ramsey, tells him that he is leaving the band. When Buck returns home to the Honeysuckle Ranch, he gives his son, Jamie Bonham, a horse for his birthday. Viv Bonham embraces her husband and the couple heads to the bedroom, where she bursts out laughing when she sees “take me, I’m yours” written across his chest. Later, when Viv asks her husband how faithful he has been on the road, she is sad to hear there have been other women in his life. At the Bonham family reunion, Buck meets Garland’s grown daughter, Lily. When Buck is asked to sing, Jamie reluctantly accompanies him on guitar. Mid-song, Jamie leaves the stage and Lily finishes the tune as Buck follows his son to a nearby creek. Jamie thinks he does not possess musical talent, but Buck tells him to be patient because, in time, his talent will blossom. On the reunion stage, Buck and Viv perform a heartfelt duet that ends with a kiss. Later, Viv wishes Buck would tour less, but he tells her he cannot stop. When Buck books a short tour, several musicians are unavailable so Viv suggests Lily as a replacement for a couple of weeks. Garland is not happy about his daughter traveling with a bunch of rough musicians, and tries to talk her out of the idea, but Lily views it as a great opportunity to work as a professional. As the band leaves, Buck tells Viv to make a surprise visit with Jamie while he is on the road. He promises to take her on a vacation after the tour ends. As they travel, Lily tells Buck she cannot believe her good fortune, while country stars like Emmylou Harris joins the band onstage for a show. After the concert, Buck misses Garland’s company and invites Lily to breakfast, and she reveals that she has been attracted to Buck since she was a little girl. At the hotel, they share a marijuana cigarette and fall into each other’s arms. At the ranch, Viv gets a call from Buck to add more dates to the tour. Buck and Lily’s affections grow until the arrival of Cotton, a musician in a flashy green cowboy suit with sequins, threatens to spoil Lily’s good time as he has been contracted to play for the rest of the tour. When Buck and his band upstage Cotton, a fight follows the show and Cotton leaves, while Buck openly declares his affection for Lily with a kiss. Cotton’s manager phones Viv to report that Buck will be sued for breach of contract, and he is having an affair with Lily. Backstage at a show, Viv sees the attraction between Buck and Lily as they perform, and when the song ends, she strides to the microphone and announces that her fifteen-year marriage to Buck is over. In spite of the awkwardness, the band decides to play at Garland’s picnic. However, Buck is adrift and travels to Mexico while Lily goes home and apologizes to her father for creating a mess. Garland travels to Mexico to confront Buck. Drunk on tequila, Garland chases after Buck, shooting a pistol. After a bullet grazes Buck’s shirt, they calm down and grab drinks at the cantina. Meanwhile, Lily goes to Honeysuckle Ranch and apologizes to Viv. Later, Viv explains to her son it is not enough to love somebody, they have to love you back, and Garland convinces Buck to return to his family. At Garland’s picnic, Viv apologizes to the crowd for Garland and Buck’s absence and performs a song. Buck surprises Viv, jumping on stage and accompanying her on his guitar, as the crowd cheers. Buck’s next song is an apology to Viv. Finally, the band launches into a rousing number, enabling Buck and Viv to rekindle their love in a duet, as Jamie and Garland join them on stage.