IF I WAS A-RUNNIN'
THIS COUNTRY
I'D START IT
OVER FROM SCRATCH
KEEP WHAT'S GOOD
AND PILE UP WHAT'S BAD
AND THEN I'D
STRIKE A MATCH
YEAH WE'D GO BACK
TO THE BASICS
OF HOW THINGS
OUGHTA BE
A-YEAH THERE'D BE
A LOT OF CHANGES
IF IT WAS LEFT UP TO ME
'CAUSE WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
IS A LITTLE MORE
STEEL GUITAR
AND PUT
A LITTLE FIDDLE
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
STRAIGHT OUT OF
A TEXAS BAR
AND GIVE US A SONG
WE CAN ALL SING ALONG
FROM SEA
TO SHININ' SEA
YEAH BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS A-LOVE IT
THAT'S-A WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
NOW IF YOU WANNA
HEAR ABOUT A-LIVIN'
JUST TWIST THAT
RADIO DIAL
TILL YOU COME
TO A SINGER SINGIN'
WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T DENY
THAT PEOPLE STILL CRY
AND THEY LAUGH
AND THEY SMILE
AND THEY HURT
AND THAT'S MY
HUMBLE OPINION Y'ALL
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH
'CAUSE WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
IS A LITTLE MORE
STEEL GUITAR
AND PUT
A LITTLE FIDDLE
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
STRAIGHT OUT OF
A TEXAS BAR
AND GIVE US A SONG
WE CAN ALL SING ALONG
FROM SEA
TO SHININ' SEA
BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS-A LOVE IT
THAT'S A-WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
YEAH TURN IT ON UP
AND LET IT RING OUT
ACROSS THE LAND
OF THE FREE
THEY OUGHTA BUILD
A STATUE
TO HANK WILLIAMS SR.
IN WASHINGTON D.C.
'CAUSE-A WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
IS A LITTLE MORE
STEEL GUITAR
YEAH AND PUT
A SAWIN' FIDDLE
RIGHT SQUARE
IN THE MIDDLE
STRAIGHT OUT OF
A TEXAS BAR
AND Y'ALL
GIVE US A SONG
WE CAN ALL SING ALONG
FROM SEA
TO SHININ' SEA
YEAH BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS A-LOVE IT
THAT'S-A WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
YOU JUST BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS A-LOVE IT
THAT'S WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS