LITTLE MORE COUNTRY
(Dennis Linde)


Hank Thompson - 1980
Mel McDaniel - 1984



 

The radio is playin', but it makes me feel like cryin'
When it sings of broken people dreamin' dreams that can't come true
Lemme hear a song about homefolks and some lovin' without lyin'
Doin' a hard day's work just like me and you

We need a little more country in them country songs
A little more right, a little less wrong
A few less loners sittin' in the bars
A few more lovers underneath the stars
A little more sunlight, a little less rain
And a few more happy homes
And a little more country in them country songs

(Instrumental Break)

The world is goin' crazy and I'm just one step behind it
All the music that it's makin' sounds cold and sad to me
If there's country in that music, Lord, I just can't seem to find it
It's just a broken heart with a melody

We need a little more country in them country songs
A little more right, a little less wrong
A few less loners sittin' in the bars
A few more lovers underneath the stars
A little more sunlight, a little less rain
And a few more happy homes
And a little more country in them country songs
Oh, we need a little more country in them country songs







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2011)