What Hank Would Do

I pulled into Nashville writing songs for the radio
Chasing a sound didn't work,
I had to stick to what I know
Then I asked myself what would Hank do
He'd say in with the old, and out with the new

He'd shoot you straight like his whiskey
Put pedal steal on everything
Write a song with 3 chords and the truth
Make you believe it when he sings
Like he's talking straight to you
That's what Hank would do

He'd spend a lot less time talking, a whole lot more wetting a line
Cut a stone cold country record that'll live forever,
And stand the test of time
He'd tell you a story or two
About the stones that you'd throw and love sick blues

He'd shoot you straight like his whiskey
Put pedal steal on everything
Write a song with 3 chords and the truth
Make you believe it when he sings
Like he's talking straight to you
That's what Hank would do

He'd shoot you straight like his whiskey
Put pedal steal on everything
Write a song with 3 chords and the truth
Make you believe it when he sings
Like he's talking straight to you
That's what Hank would do
That's what he would do
That's what Hank would do