i still sing this way

my manager called

said we need to talk

so i met him on the 18th floor

he said

daryle

we need to change a couple of things

cause country ain't country no more

we a little more glitz and a little more glamor

a few fireworks and some half naked dancers

i said

okay

that's fine with me

the only problem i see

i still sing this way

the only way i know

straight from the heart

a little through my nose

you can dress me up in leather pants

put me in front of a rock and roll band

i can dance around the stage

but i still sing this way

now

i've had this georgia twang in my thang ever since i was a kid

there's a whole lot of hag and jones in my bones

what you hear is what you get

you can turn down the fiddle and steel guitar

try to market me like a big pop star

i'm afraid it'll all go south

when i open my mouth

i still sing this way

the only way i know

straight from the heart

a little through my nose

you can dress me up in leather pants

put me in front of a rock and roll band

i can dance around the stage

but i still sing this way

when it comes full circle and the fans die down

hardcore country comes back around

i'll be waiting with a big old smile

'cause i'll be back in style

i still sing this way

the only way i know

straight from the heart

a little through my nose

you can dress me up in leather pants

put me in front of a rock and roll band

i can dance around the stage

but i still sing this way

i can dance around the stage

but i still sing this way