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

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

Lyric: Kevin Reardon; Music: Kevin Reardon & Mark Alan Wolfe