Over Nashville Lyrics

You're ridin' in on the night bus, wipin' the sleep out of your eyes

The city skyline is risin' up ahead, like an album cover full of lies

But that dream in your head's so big and bold

And you're sure that the streets are paved with gold records

You see the sun coming up over Nashville

You just arrived and you think you're Johnny Cash well,

Just start singing, and play that guitar until your phone starts ringing

You'll be a star before the sun comes up again over Nashville

Well, there's a Grammy winner on every corner and a legend tending every bar

You play every honkey tonk, hear every story, and a good night's when they clap and fill the jar

You meet all the right people, but you're living on spare change

Those cowboy boots feel heavy when you're walking off the stage alone

You've played your heart out all over Nashville

Been here a while but you're still not Johnny Cash, well,

You've been singing, playing that guitar but still your phone ain't ringing

There ain't stars, there's only rain falling down over Nashville

Oh the bar scene can be lonely on a crowded night

But nothing beats playing on that stage under the lights

If you're looking for fame, wear the costume, change your name

But you don't have to play that game to feel all right

Walk the sidewalks, hear the echoes, of the heroes you'd never recognize

They played a lifetime not for glory, but for the magic and a love that never dies

Try to learn, take your turn filling their shoes

Write your three chords and the truth - you got nothing left to lose

She broke your heart but you can't get over Nashville

You finally figured out there's just one Johnny Cash, well,

You keep singing and playing that guitar until it's ringing

Just like a star … that's shining so bright over Nashville

You play your heart out all over Nashville

And watch the sun come up again … over Nashville