On the country side of heaven You walk along the emerald brooks Where the fish are always bitin' You don't even need a hook, nah- ah Horses run across the amber Ain't no fences way up there Brush the stars on the midway Of St. Peter's county fair Whoa, an angel plays a southern hymn On a silver mandolin Shining in the delta sun Prayers dance across the prairie Nothin' there is ordinary You're always with the ones you love On the country side of heaven Whoa, oh, oh On the country side of heaven Whoa, oh, oh Kids are jumping off the back porch Into a cloud up in the sky Water turns into sweet tea On the bayou, by and by Whoa, an angel plays a southern hymn On a silver mandolin Shining in the delta sun Prayers dance across the prairie Nothin' there is ordinary You're always with the ones you love On the country side of heaven Whoa, oh, oh On the country side of heaven I wanna go To the country side of heaven Whoa, oh, oh The country side of heaven On the country side of heaven Someday that's where I'll be Singing harmony with Jesus And when you get there look for me On the country side of heaven (angels play a southern hymn) Oh (on a silver mandolin) The country side of heaven Oh (shinin' in the delta sun) To the country side of heaven (prayers dance across the prairie) Oh (nothin' there is ordinary) The country side of heaven (you're always with the ones you love) On the country side of heaven Whoa, oh, oh On the country side of heaven I wanna go To the country side of heaven Heaven, heaven, heaven Heaven, heaven, heaven On the country side of heaven On the country side of heaven On the country side of heaven