Let There Be Country

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[00:07.86] Tom T Hall is forty now and so is Bobby Bare [00:14.46] Willie Nelson's gettin' grey and Faron Young don't care [00:20.16] But the young ones keep on coming on the old are slow to go [00:25.71] Let there be country and let the country grow [00:32.17] Let there be country let the music roll along [00:38.02] Let there be country and let me share the song [00:43.79] No one picks like Bill Monroe and don't George Jones sing great [00:49.43] I can tell that the people care by the people at my gate [00:55.02] Webb Pierce invites the tourists in and Ray keeps them away [01:00.47] Let there be country and let the country play [01:06.89] Let there be country [01:19.30] Ernest Tubb's got all of the soul he's had for all these years [01:24.71] Porter Wagoner's recitation still bring me to tears [01:30.42] And when they do play Kitty Wells you know she's still the Queen [01:35.92] Let there be country and keep the country green [01:41.60] Let there be country [01:53.69] Little Jimmy Dickens still sends shivers through the crowd [01:59.56] Mother Maybelle whispers now but the heart comes through real loud [02:05.26] Gene Autry don't sing no more good old Tex Ritter's gone [02:12.74] And somewhere downtown Nashville a young man just got off the bus [02:18.62] With a guitar in his hands a pocket full of songs [02:21.77] A lot of talent and a heart full of hope [02:25.21] And he's gonna be the next big country star and the country wheels roll on [02:32.72] Let there be country [02:44.24] Let there be country [02:54.74]