We are the black haired girls with the streaks of red
And 10,000 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 the field of broken dreams

Long as the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise
Beer needs chilling 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
And love still hides behind close doors
Steel guitars keeps on ringing
Waylon and Willie keep on singing
You can swing it, you can sway it
You can bet we'll keep on playing
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 traditionalists
Whole lot of love and never been kissed
The story tellers, city dwellers
Four on the floor with fine wine cellars
Spreading those blankets on the lawn
With a bucket of suds singing

Long as the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise
Beer needs chilling 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
And love still hides behind close doors
Steel guitars keeps on ringing
Waylon and Willie keep on singing
You can swing it, you can sway it
You can bet we'll keep on playing
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
Motor city down to Mississippi
Vegas lights to Atlantic City, yeah

Long as there's sawdust on that old dance floor
And love still hides behind close doors
Steel guitars keeps on ringing
Waylon and Willie keep on singing
You can swing it, you can sway it
You can bet we'll keep on playing
Long as the wheel in the sky still turns
We are country and western

Fiddle and strings in the boom box beat (we're all country and western)
Hip hop, flat tops and flip flop feet (we're all country and western)
Two lane roads to the city streets (we're all country and western)
Making the bitter, baby, just a little more sweet (we're all country and western)