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