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 playing steel, God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville

Wrote a lot of songs, made a lot of friends

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 climbing

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 playing steel, God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville

I hate Nashville and its 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 "Nothin' But the Wheel"

Mm, God knows I love Vince Gill

But I hate Nashville

Oh, I hate it

I hate it