Country Star In Nashville Lyrics

You get no choice when you're a kid


Farming was what our family did


At night when diesel tractors quit


The front porch stairs is where I'd sit


Black flies buzzing around my face


Dreaming about some other place


That music on the radio


Wasn't a song I didn't know

If you're not shy and you're not bashful


You can make a name in Nashville


Write a song that strikes a chord


Track it as it climbs Billboard


And if fame and recognition


Doesn't kickstart your ambition


Maybe making lots of cash will


Once you're a country star in Nashville

I finally had my fill of it


Decided it was time to quit


Left a short note to skip the fuss


At six o'clock I caught a bus


The hum of tires under me


Became my base line harmony


I heard the songs inside my head


Changed the lyrics to mine instead

If you're not shy and you're not bashful


You can make a name in Nashville


Write a song that strikes a chord


Track it as it climbs Billboard


And if fame and recognition


Doesn't kickstart your ambition


Maybe making lots of cash will


Once you're a country star in Nashville

Out the window beneath the stars


My dreams backed up by steel guitars


I knew my brand new songs by heart


I prayed a brand new life would start


The sign along the highway read


Music City two miles ahead


I breathed in deep then let it out


And with it any trace of doubt

Once you're a country star in Nashville


Once you're a country star in Nashville