WHO'S GONNA FILL THEIR SHOES
(Troy Seals / Max D. Barnes)


George Jones - 1985



        

You know this ol' world is full of singers, but just a few are chosen
To tear your heart out when they sing
Imagine life without 'em, all your radio heroes
Like the outlaw that walks through Jessie's dreams

No, there'll never be another Red Headed Stranger
A Man In Black and Folsom Prison Blues
The Okie From Muskogee or Hello Darlin'
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes

Who's gonna fill their shoes, who's gonna stand that tall
Who's gonna play the Opry and the Wabash Cannonball
Who's gonna give their heart and soul to get to me and you
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes

God bless the boys from Memphis, Blue Suede Shoes and Elvis
Much too soon he left this world in tears
They tore up the fifties ol' Jerry Lee and Charlie
And Go Cat Go still echoes through the years

You know the heart of country music still beats in Luke The Drifter
You can tell it when he sang I Saw The Light
Ol' Marty, Hank and Lefty, why I can feel 'em right here with me
On this Silver Eagle rolling through the night

Who's gonna fill their shoes, who's gonna stand that tall
Who's gonna play the Opry and the Wabash Cannonball
Who's gonna give their heart and soul to get to me and you
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes
Yes, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - May 2013)