Story Behind The Song
First trip to Nashville
Song Description
Songwriters tongue in cheek lament about Nashville written after my first trip there
| Song Length |
2:30 |
Genre |
Country - Honky Tonk, Country - Boogie |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Affable, Charming |
| Subject |
Conformity, Protest |
Similar Artists |
Lyle Lovett, The Stray Cats |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Lord get me out of Nashville
I just can't take it
Cause when it comes to a broken heart
You know I just can't fake it
If I hear one more steel guitar
Think I'll have to break it
Lord get me out of Nashville
I just can't take it
All the country bars
And country stars
And the pick up trucks
And hard of lucks
And the toothy grins
And 'How ya' beens'?'
And the Music Row
And 'Who do you know?'
And the scuttlebutt
About the mighty cut
I gotta say 'So what!'
Lord get me out of Nashville
I just can't take it
Cause when it comes to a broken heart
You know I just can't fake it
If I hear one more slide guitar
Think I'll have to break it
Lord get me out of Nashville
I just can't take it
Why oh why?
Can't I use more minor keys?
And why oh why?
Must 'C' always lead to 'D'
Well I guess I should try and stay more in their good graces
And I've seen more than my share of heart in them Southern faces
If I could just learn to stretch my 'r's
Might finally make it
Lord get me out of Nashville
I just can't take it