DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning. I'm David Greene. Country star Keith Urban was trying to buy food at a gas station, but...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHO WOULDN'T WANNA BE ME")

KEITH URBAN: (Singing) I got no money in my pockets.

GREENE: Why not, Keith?

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URBAN: (Singing) I got a hole in my jeans.

GREENE: Another shopper, Ruth Reed, gave him a few bucks. He thanked her and introduced himself as Keith.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHO WOULDN'T WANNA BE ME")

URBAN: (Singing) My troubles behind me.

GREENE: She said he looked a lot like Keith Urban. He said he was.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WHO WOULDN'T WANNA BE ME")

URBAN: (Singing) Who wouldn't want to be me?

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