Lyrics

Verse:
Well, Elvis shook his hips and all those little girls they screamed
Long before the Beatles ... down in Memphis, Tennessee
Jerry Lee was banging on the ivories 'til he bled
And Johnny Cash was getting out all that rebellion in his head; that's why we say ...

Chorus:
Country music is the spark; country music is the soul ...
Country music's what we are; country music is the heart of rock and roll

Verse:
The west coast sound of Bakersfield ... Lefty and Bob Wills
Set things up for Buck and Earl and let Dwight go get his fill
Willie, Waylon, Hank and David ... outlaws everyone
With their southern sensibility ... a movement had begun; that's why today ...

Chorus:
Country music is the spark; country music is the soul ...
Country music's what we are; country music is the heart of rock and roll

Instrumental Bridge:

Chorus:
Country music is the spark; country music is the soul ...
Country music's what we are; country music is the heart of rock and roll

Verse:
Now, today our country music ... is sung the world around
With the torch of its tradition passed in new songs and new sounds
From Bluegrass, Rockabilly, Western Swing to Country-Pop ...
Whether fiddle, Strat or washboard ... we all make it rock!! ... so, on it plays ...

Chorus:
Country music is the spark; country music is the soul ...
Country music's what we are; country music is the heart of rock and roll
Country music is the spark; country music is the soul ...
Country music's what we are; country music is the heart of rock and roll