Song Description
The narrator is a miner and bar musician in somewhere in the Canadian prairies. He's getting on in years, but he hasn't given up on his dreams just yet.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Restless |
Subject |
Musician, General |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks, The Band |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
Goin' down to Nashville
Feel it burnin' in my soul
A miner whistlin' dixie walkin' through the prairie snow
The bar is down on Fourth Street
I can't wait to get in
Goin' to Nashville, Nashville again
I don't play my own stuff
That ain't what they want to sing
Some tunes are left out dyin' soakin' in the winter rain
Some notes are meant for harmony
Some church bells they don't ring
Goin' to Nashville, Nashville again
The river's down, ain't it strange
Turns the granite rocks to a hall
Love, forgive me
I don't need it at all
Oh Nashville, I ain't comin' when you call
Love I'm workin' hard of ya
Each day to get my pay
Diggin' in dark dungeons while my time it slips away
Johnny sang a song for us I sometimes like to play
Goin' to Nashville, Nashville again
The river's down, ain't it strange
Turns the granite rocks to a hall
Love, forgive me
I don't need it at all
Oh Nashville, I ain't comin' when you call
But sometimes the Tennessee skyline slips into my dreams
I write lyrics while you read your movie magazines
The love of a good woman they say is all it takes
But I'm hellbent on Hank Williams
I've forgotten how you taste
But someday when it's so cold the tears freeze to your face
Goin' to Nashville, Nashville again
The river's down, ain't it strange
Turns the granite rocks to a hall
Love, forgive me
I don't need it at all
Oh Nashville, I ain't comin' when you call
Oh Nashville, I ain't comin' when you call
Oh Nashville, I ain't comin' not at all