The Success Nashville Gave To Me Lyrics

Came to Music City with a guitar and a dream

Thought success meant my name in lights, or so it seemed

Played every dive and honky-tonk, sang my heart out each night

Chasing that elusive hit, trying to get it right

But the success Nashville gave to me

Wasn't gold records or on the marquee

It was your smile from across the room

Your hand in mine, our love in bloom

Now I know what my songs are for

You're the muse I've been searching for

The greatest gift this town could bring

Was teaching my heart how to sing

Late nights writing, days spent pitching songs

Thought I knew what I wanted, but I had it all wrong

Then you walked into that writers' round, heard my melody

Suddenly the lyrics flowed, you brought out the best in me

'Cause the success Nashville gave to me

Wasn't gold records or on the marquee

It was your smile from across the room

Your hand in mine, our love in bloom

Now I know what my songs are for

You're the muse I've been searching for

The greatest gift this town could bring

Was teaching my heart to sing

Now hit songs don't matter like they used to do

My greatest composition is my life with you

This city's full of dreamers reaching for the stars

But I found heaven right here, right where you are

Yeah, the success Nashville gave to me

Wasn't fame or fortune, can't you see

It was finding you, my perfect rhyme

Love's the best song I'll write this time

Now I know what my heart beats for

You're the dream I've been living for

The sweetest tune this town could bring

Was teaching my soul how to sing