what this country needs

if i was runnin' this country

i'd start it over from scratch

keep what's good

pile up what's bad

and then i'd strike the match

yeah we'd go back to the basics

of how things ought to be

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

be proud of it and always love it

that's what this country needs

now if you want to hear about livin'

just twist that radio dial

'til you come to a singer singin'

what life is all about

'cause you can't deny that people still cry

they laugh and they smile and they hurt

and that's my humble opinion y'all

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 ought to build a statue of hank williams

sr. in washington

d.c. '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

you just be proud of it and always love it

and that's what this country needs