C. Mead, A. Murphy



Well a long time ago when I left home I never thought I would be

Part of a wheel in a cog on a belt that turned the big machine

I wanted out on the road or down on the street or something wild and free

But now I'm payin' the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tennessee



They promise you this they promise you that you never know what to believe

All I want is to live the good life that someone promised me

You try to be honest you try to be fair but the blame is always on me

Cause I'm payin' the bills and movin' the country in Nashville, Tennessee



Long black shadow reachin' way too far crampin' everybody's style

Everybody here gets to be a star but when the lights go out you're still on trial



No matter where I go or what I do it never seems good enough

All I know is if it don't kill me it's gonna make me tough

Tryin' hard not to fall through the cracks and grease up that machine

But I'm payin' the bills and movin' the country in Nashville Tenneessee