Written by Marty Stuart
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Last night I dreamed I went to Hillbilly Heaven, oh what a beautiful sight
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St. Peter come up to me and he said "now Marty who do you want to see"
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So I began to think
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I said "why don't you call up old Hank Williams and see if he's free"
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'Cause Hank saw the world from a Cadillac
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And he carried them Lovesick Blues right on his back
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Ah yeah
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Sure as I was dreaming, sure as I was born
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Around my neck came this long skinny arm
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And he said, "Howdy Hoss, my name is Hank, now what brings you here"
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So I began to think
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I said "Hank brother, you've seen it all.
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You've seen 'em come and go and you've seen 'em rise and fall
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And right now country music's got more singers than I believe I've ever seen
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So many people got to follow out their dream"
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"But I feel different," I said, "'cause I'm a natural born cat
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I'm country to the bone, but I don't wear no hat"
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Oh no, two three
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Said "I started with Lester back in '72
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All I wanted to be was a little different like him and you"
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He said "whoa now, it just takes a little longer to make it if you're different, I guess
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But you just sing what's in your heart and God's gonna do the rest
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Just be what you are at all times and just tell the folks out there the truth
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And that ain't gonna cost you a dime
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But if you plan to be different son, you're just rolling the dice
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And you know you ain't the first one to pay that price
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'Cause there was me and Elvis and there was Bocephus too
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There was Waylon and Willie and there was Bill Monroe
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And I guess you know about ole Johnny Cash
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And I think what the world needs right now is a Jumpin' Jack Flash"
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Up in Hillbilly Heaven I saw Keith Whitley, I saw Patsy Cline
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I saw Reba McEntire's band, they were all friends of mine
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And I began to tremble and I began look
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I knew I was dreaming but I just couldn't wake up
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Then out of nowhere came this long Cadillac
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The driver said "Now come on there Hank we gotta take you back
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Thirty minutes before your next show
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We're running behind so we gotta go"
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He said "Marty, I tell you what you do.
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You just go on back down there and you make us proud
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And remember wherever you go
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There's a little hillbilly in every crowd"
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And he got in that old car and he drove off slow
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But right here is what he said before he shut that door
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Me & Hank & Jumpin' Jack Flash
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| Stuart Marty |
