Mark Lehnhoff - Country Star Lyrics

I approached him carefully
They said that he was smart
An expert in his field
Who knew how to play the part
Sir, someday I'd like to be
A country music star
He looked me in the eye and said
Son, who do you think you are?
Well, sir, I've been married
More than twenty years
He took a step back shocked
And brushed away a tear
But there were times we sat for hours
Underneath the stars
And once or twice I kissed her
In the front seat of my car

And he said you can be
A country music star
You don't have to drive a truck
You don't have to own a horse
You don't have to have
Three marriages
That ended in divorce
But if someday you think you'd like
To be a country star
It would help significantly
If you'd learn to play guitar

Sir, there's more you need to know
I'll tell it to you plain
There's numbers
Words and algorithms
Running through my brain
You see I went to college
And studied many years
He took a step back shocked
And brushed away a tear
But there were times I drove for hours
Underneath the stars
Just to listen to the whip-poor-will
Out the window of my car

And he said you can be
A country music star
You don't have to drive a truck
You don't have to own a horse
You don't have to have
Three marriages
That ended in divorce
But if someday you think you'd like
To be a country star
It would help significantly
If you'd learn to play guitar

Well I thought about those words
He spoke to me years ago
Then I called to my dog, Gabe
And said, boy, it's time to go
There's some fence
That still needs mendin'
And some feedin' yet to do
And I still need to practice
For an hour or maybe two
Then my dog said

You can be a country music star
You don't have to drive a truck
Necessarily
You don't have to own a horse
But it helps
You don't have to have
Three marriages
That ended in divorce
For sure
But if someday you think you'd like
To be a country star
It would help significantly
If you'd learn to play guitar

You can be a country music star
You don't have to drive a truck
Necessarily
You don't have to own a horse
But it helps
You don't have to have
Three marriages
That ended in divorce
For sure
But if someday you think you'd like
To be a country star
It would help significantly
If you'd learn to play guitar