Music City Blues
Davis Raines
Iâm stuck here in the middle lane, traffic backed up to the trains
Same old woman on my brain and what to do but wait
Here where buildings look like bats and Yankee boys in cowboy hats
Are asking people where itâs at and I tell âem itâs too late
Hey Mama let me reverse the charges.
Would you mind sending me my traveling shoes?
Never mind âcause sheâll be gone regardless
And Iâll be here in Nashvegas with these Music City Blues
The record man donât want my songs, he says theyâre dark and much too long
Besides my accentâs much too strong for radio these days
So hush my mouth and call me dumb âcause I donât understand how come.
Where you supposed to come from to be country anyway?
Hey Buddy, anybody spare a B string? âCause mines broke and damn, I am too.
I tell you man, a man can start to see things,
When heâs getting off on Broadway with these Music City Blues.
But if I had it I would bet a hundred dollars now and yet
Tomorrow Iâll get up and get that wicked guitar down.
And give the wheel another spin and try to get it right again,
And place a bet on me to win the jackpot here in town.
Hey baby if it comes between us, I guess itâs just what Iâs built to do
But maybe later on if itâs convenient
You can meet me at the Merchants with the Music City Blues
You can meet me at the Merchants with the Music City Blues
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