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