Jolene's Friday Night

Lyrics

WHERE’S MY NASHVILLE? [Verse 1] Friday, cashed my check at six, Left enough for rent. Sat through three lights turning green Before the truck ahead of me went. Parked where Dad once bought his strings, Paid twenty just to leave. Walked six blocks in my good boots, She was waiting there for me. [Verse 2] She said, “You look like you could dance.” I said, “I know a step or two.” Found a little room beside the stage, Till the crowd came pushing through. Asked the band for something slow, They said, “We don’t do that here.” She laughed and ordered us another; I was still nursing my beer. [Chorus] Where’s my Nashville? I thought I’d know it when I came. A little room to turn somebody, Somebody who might stay. I came down here to hear a song And get to know a girl. It’s getting hard to hear either one. Where’s my Nashville? [Verse 3] We found a diner off the strip; She pushed her glass aside. Said her lease was up next Friday, They’d raised it twice since July. I said, “I’m out past where I grew up. Couldn’t buy back on our street.” For a while, with the jukebox low, She leaned across to me. [Verse 4] I held her coat while she slipped it on, Held the door against the rain. She said, “You’re sweet. Let’s go somewhere.” I thought she meant her place. Then her phone lit up with another bar; She said her friends were there. I said, “I thought we had something going.” She said, “Honey, we just met.” [Chorus] Where’s my Nashville? I thought I’d know it when I came. A little room to turn somebody, Somebody who might stay. I came down here to hear a song And get to know a girl. It’s getting hard to hear either one. Where’s my Nashville? [Bridge] On the walk back to my pickup, Heard a fiddle through a door. An old man played for seven people; Two were dancing on the floor. I stood there through the last verse, Then went in and took a chair. Called the waitress for a coffee. Let my phone ring sitting there. [Outro] He asked, “Son, what can I play you?” I said, “Something you know by heart.” He drew his bow across the strings. I stayed till they closed the bar.