Steel-String Heart

Man I was a mess Had to leave Virginia far behind me I headed out west Where there were no trees or rivers to guide me I tried my best, but the people, they just didn't believe me What happens next? 'Cause I can't go back but there's no road in front of me I've been knocked down But I've gotten this far And I've got my guitar And it wants to sing And once it starts The mountains and valleys The streets and the alleys All listen in time to my steel-string heart Oh, I've danced in the rain and I've played in the snow I've sang on the streets full of folks I don't know I can't stop the rhythms that beat in my brain The motions and colors, it's hard to explain But when I get knocked down, I say that I've gotten this far And I've got my guitar And I want to sing And once I start The mountains and valleys The streets and the alleys All listen in time to my steel-string heart Oh! Listen in time to my steel-string heart (Whoo) Whoo! Yeah, baby! Woo-hoo (Hey!) I've gotten this far And I've got my guitar And I want to sing And once I start The mountains and valleys The streets and the alleys All listen in time to my steel-string heart Oh! Listen in time to my steel-string heart (Hey) I can't see the future, it's so far away I can't see the future, can't read what it says I don't know where I'm going, I don't got a clue But I'll figure it out, 'cause I always do When I get knocked down, I say that I've gotten this far Y'all know I wanna sing And once I start The mountains and valleys The streets and alleys All listen in time to my steel-string heart Oh! Listen in time to my steel-string heart Please listen in time to my steel-string heart