I Hate Nashville

If something ain't sticking

They can't make you a star

If the wheels ain't rolling

It's gonna get hard

Everybody tells you

You're the next big thing

Pay your dues, can't pay your bills

It's a dream that's hard to kill

I hate Nashville

'Cause I've tried and tried and tried

You give and break

And it just takes

The best years of your life

Country music

Is the reason I'm alive

Paul Franklin playin' steel

God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville

Wrote a lot of songs

Made a lot of friends

And if I'm being honest

I'd do it all again

I remember the first time

I saw the skyline shining

Sometimes the road to the top's

A lot of downhill climbin'

I hate Nashville

'Cause I've tried and tried and tried

You give and break

And it just takes

The best years of your life

Country music

Is the reason I'm alive

Paul Franklin playin' steel

God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville

And it's stupid neon lights

You give and break and it just takes

The best years of your life

Country Music

Is the reason I'm alive

Dolly, Emmylou and Patty's

"Nothing but the Wheel"

God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

Oh, I hate it

But I hate it