Folks are saying you should be changing
why don’t you stay the way you are?
and they don’t like the music you are making
and your singing won’t get you too far
Folks aren’t liking your old slouch hat
or the fact that you can’t drive a car
and they’re saying you aren’t worth that
why don’t you stay the way you are?
when folks say it mean and walk away
they aren’t walking with you very far
maybe they aren’t hearing what you say
why don’t you stay the way you are…
and then there’s folks that like it fine
and will sit and banjo to your guitar
it’s good to pick whiskey over wine
why don’t you stay the way you are?