*I saw Darrell Scott sing this song last night. It was 4 minutes that reminded me of so much. Not only how much I miss the Dixie Chicks, but honestly how important a lyric and a melody are. There’s not much more in life we relate better to than a song. This is a beauty of one. It’s simple. It’s a story, and a heart-cry. Nashville, we get so caught up in co-writes and writing that next radio ‘smash hit.’ Can’t we just write good songs? Can you just craft your talent? Can you just live your life and pick up an instrument and write an honest reflection of it? I’m tired of hits. I want to hear your heart.
Hugged your friends
Kissed your mama goodbye
Baby in your arms and a tear in your eye
Twelve hundred miles and you never asked why from me
Me and the baby and you side by side
We all knew we was in for a long hard ride
Nowhere to run and nowhere to hide it seemed
We honked the horn when we crossed the state line
Woke up the baby and she started to cry
She must have known what we were going to find
This ain’t nothin’ but a heartbreak town
Square people in a world thats round
And they watch you dancin’
Without the sound
It ain’t nothin’ no nothin’
You take your number and you stand in line
And they watch to see how high you’re gonna climb
Pat on the back, better luck next time
It ain’t nothin’ no it ain’t nothin’ but a heartbreak town
Stardust well it’s a funny thing
It can make you cuss, it can make you sing
And the need to touch it gets hard to explain some days
I’ve seen ‘em rise, I’ve seen ‘em fall
Some get nothin’, and Lord some get it all
Some just run while others crawl away
Hold my hand baby don’t let go
I’ve got some front money and I’ve got a next showAnd I’m gonna need you down this yellow brick road
