Nashville
© 2002 Doug and Telisha Williams

C
A thousand broken hearts

E
Carry a thousand broken dreams

F
Over a thousand broken miles

G
In the city where everyone sings



The honky-tonks echo songs from the past
Sung to make our heroes last
They sit on the stage for four-hour sets
And none of them have a hit song yet

             F                G                      C
Chorus: Do you remember why you came?

F                    G                       C
When no one even knows your name

           G
You’re bustin’ your ass for the tips in the jar

F
Never thought it would be this hard

G
Broadway’s lights and cold draft beer

F                                                            C
Wonderin’ why you’re still hangin’ around here


Well there’s always a chance that someone will hear
Maybe a record exec. who stops in for a beer
With a contract and a dotted line for your name
Then they’ll whisk you away to fortune and fame
But you still hear the same songs year after year
And everybody’s still sittin’ around cryin’ in their beers
And when 2:00 comes and it’s time to go home
You’ll pack up your guitar and head out alone

Chorus: Do you remember why you came?
When no one even knows your name
You’re bustin’ your ass for the tips in the jar
Never thought it would be this hard
Broadway’s lights and cold draft beer
Wonderin’ why you’re still hangin’ around here

Well, me I got a thousand busted guitar strings
And nobody listens to the words I sing
But I’ve stood on the stage where Hank Williams stood
I’ve felt his music in the worn out wood
So I’ll keep writin’ line by line
And maybe my rewards will come in time
‘Cause the songs I sing and the music I play
I’ve never done it for them anyway

Chorus: I still remember why I came
I don’t care if you know my name
I’ll keep bustin’ my ass for the tips in the jar
I never knew it would be this hard
But at the end of the night when everything’s quiet
I’m livin’ my dream and that’s alright
Broadway’s lights and cold draft beer
That’s what keeps me hangin’ around here