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Nashville
Recorded by David Houston
Written by Don Wayne

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In the year of forty-three momma finished feedin' me
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And quickly rushed off to her job at Worthen's Bag Mill
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But at Fourth and Monroe street 
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A failin' heart stopped her willin' feet
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And momma gave up the breath of life in the town of Nashville

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Daddy was in the county jail so my older sister Nell
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Took a job at a tavern that some folks call the trash mill
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And when the welfare agency offered help Nell she smiled at me
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No thanks but we'll get by in this town of Nashville

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As a kid I went to school perched up high on a tavern stool
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A listenin' to the songs on the jukebox at the trash mill
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And the hurtin' in them sad ol' songs 
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Settled down in a poor boy's bones
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And I vowed I'd someday sing and play in Nashville

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So my older sister Nell like a true blue southern bell
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Bought me a second handed guitar from the Nashville Goodwill
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Heaven would smile and bells would ring 
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When I touched those shiny strings
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And I was the richest poor boy in the town of Nashville

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There's a chill down in my bones as it's my time to go on
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And I'm sure the good Lord knows just how I feel
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Though they're callin' me a star
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I can't forget about my first guitar
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And the woman who helped me a make it big 
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In the town of Nashville

Repeat #4

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And I'm the richest poor boy in the town of Nashville

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