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