Sunday, Her Number Quit

Lyrics

WHERE’S NASHVILLE [Verse 1] Brought a six-string and a secondhand Ford, A few old records, nothing more. Found a room forty minutes out— An hour when the sun goes down. Daddy’s songs had built this place In my head along the interstate. First night in, I drove downtown; Couldn’t hear ’em with the windows down. [Chorus] Where’s Nashville? The one I came here hoping I’d find. Where a woman wants more than a Saturday, And a cowboy gets to sing his lines. Where’s a slow two-step and a long way home, With a sky full of stars overhead? These lights reach clear into the country— Is there any country left? [Verse 2] She traced the label on her beer, Leaned in close so I could hear. Said she liked a man who played; I told her I had a song someday. We danced between a chair and wall, Barely room to turn at all. Sunday, with that tune half-written, Her number quit before the ringing. [Chorus] Where’s Nashville? The one I came here hoping I’d find. Where a woman wants more than a Saturday, And a cowboy gets to sing his lines. Where’s a slow two-step and a long way home, With a sky full of stars overhead? These lights reach clear into the country— Is there any country left? [Verse 3] Took the back road after work, Past a field of fresh-turned dirt. Last month, cattle at the fence; Now a sign says “Starting at…” Kept on driving toward the dark, Looking for somewhere to park. Every hill I thought would hide it Had another row of lights behind it. [Bridge] There’s a record skipping back at home, A needle in a worn-out groove. Two people dancing on the cover, With a little room to move. I moved here for a life like that. Some nights it feels so far— Like trying to find the North Star By the light above a bar. [Final Chorus] Where’s Nashville? The one I came here hoping I’d find. Where a woman wants more than a Saturday, And a cowboy gets to sing his lines. Where’s a slow two-step and a long way home, With a sky full of stars overhead? These lights reach clear into the country— Is there any country left? [Outro] Brought a six-string and a secondhand Ford. Still looking for what I brought ’em for. Where’s Nashville?