Back to Hank

There's hip hop beats at the Opry, I never thought I'd see the day There's rappers wearing cowboy hats, it didn't used to be that way I reckon that's the way it's gone and it's somethin' I can't be It doesn't sound like country, it don't look like Tennessee Well, it's a long way back to Hank It's a far cry to that old steel guitar twang It's too far to turn around, I think It's a long way back to Hank Steel guitars and smoky bars is somethin' from yesterday But there's still hillbillies cuttin' rugs and livin' the American way This downtown Nashville music, well, that just ain't my jam I miss them old twin fiddles and the sound from Alabam Well, it's a long way back to Hank It's a far cry from that old steel guitar twang It's too far to turn around, I think It's a long way back to Hank It's a long way back to Hank And it's a far cry to that old steel guitar twang It's too far to turn around, I think And it's a long way back to Hank Yeah, it's a long way back to Hank