If Merle Would Sing My Song (Guest Vocals by Merle Haggard)

I've been walking these streets of Nashville

since I was a little kid

either in these boots or in my dreams

spent all I had to buy this Martin

and I've been richer since I did

even though I can't afford to change the strings

I've heard alot of no's and no thank you's

sometimes I wonder why I'm even here

but I still could be an overnight sensation

it would only take one sympathetic ear

if Merle would sing my song

I could go back home

and tell everyone I know that dreams come true

I'd be someone in their eyes

a face that they'd all recognize

I could prove to them in need I wasn't wrong

if Merle would sing my song

I bet I've played this guitar

in every honky tonkin' bar

but as of yet they haven't noticed me

but this heart and soul of mine

is filled with memories, chords, and rhymes

and I know that I'm the future they can't see

I could maybe make a million dollars choking in a tie

but then I'd have to live with my regret

I know God didn't give me all these dreams to let them die

I'll make it big it just hasn't happened yet

and if Merle would sing my song

I could go back home

and tell everyone I know that dreams come true

I'd be someone in their eyes

a face that they'd all recognize

I could prove to them in need I wasn't wrong

If Merle would sing my song

I could prove to them in need I wasn't wrong

If Merle would sing my song

He'd been walking in the streets of Nashville

since he was a little kid

either in his boots or in his dreams.