She opened up the letter from Nashville, Ten- nessee
He said, "Hon, they like my music, the songs I wrote for you and me"
The boys and me just cut a record and it could hit the charts before too long
So it's gonna be a while 'til I can come back home
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Yes, I'm gonna be a country star and everyone will know my name
Ah, you know I love those bright lights when I step on stage to sing
I'll be travlin' 'round the country with a big bus and a band
So just keep the home fires burnin' while I'm gone
And I'll get back home when I can
She said, "Hun, I hear your record, aw, they play it every- day
And everybody really likes it, so I guess your on your way
But darling, please re- member we all need you here at home
And the kids all miss their daddy, so don't be gone too long"
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Yes I know that your a country star and everybody knows your name
And I know you love those bright lights when you step on stage to sing
Just remember we all love you and don't get blinded by the light
We'll just keep the home fires burnin' while you're gone
You know we pray for you each night
After six long months of goin', I guess the road just finally took it's toll
'Cause his songs has lost all meaning and he felt so all a- lone
Then one night in Jackson, he went out on stage to play
And the crowd stared at disbelief at the words he had to say
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I don't want to be a country star, it ain't the way I thought it'd be
Well, it took me such a long time to know that it ain't the life for me
'Cause the days can get so lonely and the nights can get so long
Lord, I think it's a- bout time, this country star went home