The Nashville Scene

The streets are paved with tourists
And the record companies flourish
Lord knows every singer wants to be the king
But some of them couldn't take it
And some good ones didn't make it
That's the way it goes
On the Nashville scene

Now there's a wino on the corner
He was a well-known guitar picker
'Til he got burned out by the game
Now he'll bum you for some whiskey
And tell you how it was
Back in '52 when he played for Hank

And I'm watching the sun
Go down this evening
And soon it will wake this
Town that's made of dreams
But before it does
A new star will be shining
And that's the way it is
On the Nashville scene

From the outside, it's a castle
From the inside, it's a prison
It's easy to live way beyond your means
And it's a long, long way to the top
And even further when you drop
And I've been on both ends
Of the Nashville scene

And I'm watching the sun
Go down this evening
And soon it'll wake this town
That's made of dreams but before it does
A new star will be shining
And lighting up the old Nashville scene

And I'm standing here as the
Sun goes down this evening
And soon it will wake this
Town that's made of dreams
But before it does
A new star will be shining
Lighting up the Nashville scene

Lighting up the old Nashville scene