Leaving Nashville
By Charles Kelley
Written by Abe Stoklasa
CD: The Driver (2016)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Pour out your heart on 3:20
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The one you didn't write for the money
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You turn it in, nobody's listening
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But you got a cut, so the check's coming
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If it ain't a single, it don't mean nothing
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Every girl with a dream wants to be your friend
[Chorus]
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One day, you're the king, the next you're not
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It's handshakes and whiskey shots, boy
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And throwing up in parking lots all by yourself
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But i ain't never leaving Nashville
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I ain't never leaving Nashville
[Verse 2]
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You're getting calls from old friends
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They say, "heard your song – wanna write again?"
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You're coming up with brand new ways to say no
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Then you're six months without a hold
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Every other day, you're getting canceled
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Calling up old friends; that's just the way it goes
[Chorus 2]
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One day, you're the king, the next you're not
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Handshakes and whiskey shots
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And throwing up in parking lots all gone to hell
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Well, i ain't never leaving Nashville
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i ain't never leaving Nashville
[Bridge]
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Oh, and your friends are friends with country stars
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Yeah, they're buying homes and here you are
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You're two months from living in your car
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But you ain't never leaving Nashville
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You ain't never leaving Nashville
[Chorus]
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Ooh, one day, you're the king, the next you're not
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Handshakes and whiskey shots
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To picking up the pieces you lost of yourself
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Well, i ain't never leaving Nashville
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I ain't never leaving Nashville
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I ain't never leaving Nashville
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I ain't never leaving Nashville
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I ain't never leaving this town
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One day, you're the king, the next you're not
