America Will Survive
Hank Williams, Jr.
Intro Verse 1 People think it’s nearly the end of time Cause we’re all together now we draw the line Our flag is up the stock markets down But now we’re united from the country to the town We live back in the woods you see Big city problems never bothered me But the world has changed and so have I And America can survive America will survive Verse 2 We can plow our fields all day long We can catch catfish from dusk till dawn Yeah we have toughed it out a time or two Ain’t too many things these boys and girls can’t do We grow good ol’ tomatoes we got home town pride America can survive America is going to survive Chorus Can’t stomp us out you cant make a run With them boys and girls with their freedom and fun We say grace we say m’am If they don’t like that we don’t give a damn Verse 3 Come from the West Virginia coal mines Rocky mountains and the big city skylines We can hit back and we’re going to be fine This country can survive America can survive Verse 4 I had a good friend in New York City He never called me by name he called me hillbilly My grandpa taught me to live off the land His taught him to be a good businessman Used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights I sent him some of granddaddy’s Williams homemade musky dime wine He was lost like so many in the terrible strife We’re all asking God now why o’ why? A tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye That’s an old slogan we’re going to revive Cause America can survive America will survive Chorus Hey you can’t scare us out You can’t make ’em run With them boys and girls got freedom and fun We say grace we say m’am If they don’t like that we give less than a damn Verse 5 We’re from north California and south Alabam And all they’ve done is unite this whole land No more Yankees and Rebels this time But one united people that stand behind Outro America can survive America will survive America can survive America will survive Chord Progressions: Verse: { Chorus:
