Song Description
The story of innumerable musicians who went to Nashville with high hopes but inevitably crashed into reality.
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Similar Artists |
Brantley Gilbert |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THIS TOWN
THIRTY YEARS OUT ON THE ROAD
EVERY BAR, EVERY CLUB, EVERY HONKY TONK IN EVERY TOWN
THERE'S ONLY SO FAR YOU CAN GO
THEN YOU KNOW, THEN YOU SEE, YOU HAD TO HEAD FOR TENNESSEE, AND
CHORUS:
AND TONIGHT IT'S RAININ' HARD IN NASHVILLE
FAST MOVIN' CLOUDS ARE HANGIN' LOW, AND THE WIND BLOWS SO COLD
AND IF THE STAGE DOESN'T KILL YOU, YOUR PRIDE WILL
AIN'T ENOUGH PIECES IN THAT PIE IN THE SKY
AND YOUR TEARS ARE COMIN' DOWN, (2 - AND THAT RAIN KEEPS COMIN' DOWN)
ON THIS TOWN
ANOTHER SHOT OF FIREBALL WHISKEY
EVERYDAY, THAT'S THE WAY, YOU TRY TO KEEP THAT DREAM ALIVE
TELL YOURSELF IT'S WORTH THE RISKING
TO BECOME, NUMBER ONE, IF YOU CAN ONLY JUST SURVIVE
CHORUS - SOLO
WAYLON'S VOICE DRIFTS BY ON A BREEZE,
IT'LL BRING YA TO YOUR KNEES
CHORUS
©2015 Lyrics and Music - Terry Grinde ASCAP