Collide - Over Nashville (Solo Version) Lyrics

You're ridin' in on the night bus wipin' the sleep out of your eyes
The city skyline is risin' up ahead like an album cover full of lies
But that dream in your head's so big and bold
And you're sure that the streets are paved with gold records

You see the sun coming up over Nashville
You just arrived and you think you're Johnny Cash well
Just start singing and play that guitar until your phone starts ringing
You'll be a star before the sun comes up again over Nashville

Well there's a Grammy winner on every corner and a legend tending every bar
You play every honkey tonk hear every story and a good night's when they clap and fill the jar
You meet all the right people but you're living on spare change
Those cowboy boots feel heavy when you're walking off the stage alone

You've played your heart out all over Nashville
Been here a while but you're still not Johnny Cash well
You've been singing playing that guitar but still your phone ain't ringing
There ain't stars there's only rain falling down over Nashville

Oh the bar scene can be lonely on a crowded night
But nothing beats playing on that stage under the lights
If you're looking for fame wear the costume change your name
But you don't have to play that game to feel all right

Walk the sidewalks hear the echoes of the heroes you'd never recognize
They played a lifetime not for glory but for the magic and a love that never dies
Try to learn take your turn filling their shoes
Write your three chords and the truth - you got nothing left to lose

She broke your heart but you can't get over Nashville
You finally figured out there's just one Johnny Cash well
You keep singing and playing that guitar until it's ringing
Just like a star ... that's shining so bright over Nashville
You play your heart out all over Nashville
And watch the sun come up again ... over Nashville