Story Behind The Song
I was in Al Kashas songwriting class with Glen King... Glen had just won an award for this lyric but he had no melody and no performance on it so I had a go at it... my neighbor (Herbie Hancock) at the time actually stood in on Piano... since my piano
Song Description
Young man determined to get a hit in Nashville
| Song Length |
4:02 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - General |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Annoyed |
Subject |
Will, Determination |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Tennessee Hitman
©2007 Joseph Miller/Glen King 323-899-3652
Thumbed all the way to Nashville
Left LA where I couldn?t sell a song
Got a job a night waitin? tables
While I waited for my break to come along
Days I made the rounds of every office that had music on the door
But they gave back every note I wrote said son
We just can?t use these songs of yours
Chorus
But I say
I?m gonna be the Tennessee Hitman
On all the charts I?m number 1
Shootin bullits from my vinyl gun
I?m gonna be the Tennessee Hitman
With offers that I can?t refuse
Makin? gold on every song I use
Sittin? all alone with my guitar in this room on music row
Rain is beatin? time against the shutters
While my fingers pick out tunes from long ago
I Sung every song I could recall
But now I?ll write just one to call my own
Bout? a country boy who answers NO
When they ask him if hes ready to go home
Chorus
Alt line in chorus
(I?ll keep on singin never stop
(I?ll sing my way right up to the top)