if ole hank could only see us now if he could see what we got goin down we got learjets and buses chauffeured limousines we done moved from the ryman and opry s on tv i d give a hundred dollars if i could know somehow what d ya think if ole hank could see us now well nashville s got too rich to sing the blues they ve traded in their cowboy boots for high heeled gucci shoes looks like they took the music out to lunch their ain t a decent yodel in the bunch if ole hank could see us now if he could see what we got goin down we got game shows and videos and a lot of souvenirs from machines and synthesizers ringin in our ears i d give a hundred dollars if i could know somehow what d ya think if ole hank could only see us now it s still a long hard road but you know you re at the top when the cma awards you for crossin over pop i guess they finally think we ve come of age singin through the smoke strobe lights on the stage if ole hank could only see us now if he could see what we got goin down we got learjets and buses chauffeured limousines we done moved from the ryman and ralph emery s on tv i d give a hundred dollars if i could know somehow what d ya think if ole hank could see us now we spend two hundred thousand dollars makin compact discs and the record never scratch and never break ver break ver break ver break ver break 