(Harris/Beckley/Sledge) Featuring TC Furlong on pedal steel.
Lyrics
I went down to Nashville
To play my country songs
But everyone who listened said
"Man, you've got it wrong"
You need to write more bridges
And you've got to have a lift
You've got to write progressive
If you want a hit
(Chorus 1):
My songs won't play in Nashville
They don't fit the mold
What they want's new country
Mine are just too old
Hank and Lefty did their part
Put Nashville on the map
But now it's more like Vegas
With rock and cowboy rap
Nashville has gone Hollywood
Everyone's a movie star
What happened to the music
That it was famous for
Old Cotton Eyed Joe has disappeared
I'm afraid he won't be back
That country train don't run no more
They done tore up the track
(Chorus 2):
My songs won't play in Nashville
But that's OK with me
That just means real country
Moved out of Tennessee
If you come down to Texas
My songs can still be found
Real country is alive and well
But not in Nashville town
(Instrumental)
(Chorus 2):
My songs won't play in Nashville
But that's OK with me
That just means real country
Moved out of Tennessee
If you come down to Texas
My songs can still be found
Real country is alive and well
But not in Nashville town
(Tag):
Real country is alive and well
But not in Nashville town