I been travelin' down the highways with my guitar for so long Shakin' hands and meetin' lots of folks Living my life my way with a handshake and a song Caring little if I was rich or broke Cause there's country music in my soul People music for the young and the old I'll keep on singing a song keep on keeping on Cause there's country music in my soul Well I met a man in Illinois who came to hear our show Well he brought his wife and all his fourteen kids Why he took the trouble Lord I swear I'll never know Well we'd give 'em everything we had to give Cause there's country music in my soul... When the final curtain falls and I go to meet the Lord If he asks me what I think I'd like to do I'll humbly request he seat the people on the floor Cause I kinda like to sing 'em all the tune Cause there's country music in my soul People music for the young and the old I'll keep on singing a song keep on keeping on Cause there's country music in my soul Yeah yeah yes there's country music in my soul Oh oh yes there's country music in my soul