VERSE 01
I was raised on country a steady dose of Haggard and Jones
Conway and Loretta were always on the radio
But everything has changed since then, they say it's for the good
But I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood
You won't need a steel guitar in your watered down rock and roll
You might even find yourself on the cover of the Rolling Stone
You'll be looking mighty fine in your designer clothes
And you won't need the Opry you'll be singing on Jay Leno
They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video
And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough
Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood
VERSE 02
I'm still gigging on Broadway, making rounds on Music Row
Hoping maybe someday I'll hear my song on the radio
But they say I'm too country I wouldn't change it if I could
'Cause I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood
They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video
And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough
Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood
move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood