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 SHINING SEA
YEAH BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS LOVE IT
THAT'S WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
4 BAR
BREAK
NOW IF YOU WANT
TO HEAR ABOUT A LIVING
JUST TWIST THAT
RADIO DIAL
YOU COME TO A SINGER
SINGING
WHAT LIFE
IS ALL ABOUT
CAUSE YA CAN'T DENY
THAT PEOPLE STILL CRY
AND THEY LAUGH
AND THEY SMILE
AND THEY HURT
AND THAT'S MY HUMBLE
OPINION YA'LL
AND YOU CAN TAKE IT
FOR WHAT IT'S 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 SHINING SEA
BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS LOVE IT
THAT'S 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 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 YA'LL GIVE US
A SONG
WE CAN ALL
SING ALONG
FROM SEA
TO SHINING SEA
YEAH BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS LOVE IT
THAT'S WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS
YOU JUST
BE PROUD OF IT
AND ALWAYS LOVE IT
THAT'S WHAT THIS
COUNTRY NEEDS