We are the black-haired girls with the streaks of red
Ten thousand sky-blue seats in an open-air shed
Hearing that thunder bass drum kick as the amplifiers scream
We are the neon midnight riders on a field of broken dreams
Long as the good Lord's wellin' and the creed don't rise
Fear leaves chillin' and the baby cries
Hearts get shot by Cupid's arrow
The road to heaven is straight and narrow
Long as there's sawdust on that old dance floor
Love still hides behind closed doors
Still guitars keep on ringin'
Wellin' and Willie keep on singin'
You can swing it, you can sway it, you can bet we'll keep on playin'
Long as the wheel in the sky still turns
We are country and western
Country and western
The sundress girls in the cowboy boots
The Wall Street guy with that Neil McCoy tattoo
The back road buck and Merle traditionalist
Whole lotta love and never been kissed
Storytellers, city dwellers
Pour on the floor with fine wine cellars
Spreadin' those blankets on the lawn while a bucket of suds singin'
Long as the good Lord's wellin' and the creed don't rise
Fear leaves chillin' and the baby cries
Hearts get shot by Cupid's arrow
The road to heaven is straight and narrow
Long as there's sawdust on that old dance floor
Love still hides behind closed doors
Still guitars keep on ringin'
Wellin' and Willie keep on singin'
You can swing it, you can sway it, you can bet we'll keep on playin'
Long as the wheel in the sky still turns
We are country and western
We're all country and western
We're northern and southern
Sisters and brothers
Walk the city down to Mississippi
Vegas lights to Atlantic City, yeah
Long as there's sawdust on that old dance floor
Love still hides behind closed doors
Still guitars keep on ringin'
Wellin' and Willie keep on singin'
You can swing it, you can sway it, you can bet we'll keep on playin'
Long as the wheel in the sky still turns
We are country and western
Fiddlin' strings in the boombox, baby
We're all country and western
Hip-hop laptops and flip-flop beats
We're all country and western
Two-lane roads to the city streets
We're all country and western
Naked in the beta, baby, just a little more sweet
We are country and western
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