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This town, she is a temptress. |
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A siren with gold eyes, she'll cut you with her kindness, |
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She will lead you with her lies. |
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She's been called a glistening devil. |
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She's good at keeping score. |
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If you make it she's your savior, if you don't she's a whore. |
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The roads to and from her heart are littered with grave souls. |
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They gave all of their all and all they got in return is empty holes. |
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Sure we've all heard about Shell, and Chris, Willy and Bobby Bares. |
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She'd smiled on the Johnny's, the Merle's and the Music Row millionaires. |
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Like a beacon she goes seeking seed, her loins so fertile. |
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To a free man she's a prison, to a caged one she's a fire. |
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She's the reason there's a "Sunday Morning Coming Down". |
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"I Saw The Light", "A Boy Named Sue", "He Stopped Loving Her Today". |
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"The Pill" and "16th Avenue". |
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The Ryman, oh, she's a diamond in the crown of that wicked queen. |
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She was Roy Acuff's castle and Elvis Presley's broken dream |
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It's not all bad it's not all dark it's not all gloom and crass, |
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But to find gold in this silver mine it does take ***** of brass. |
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For she's seen 'em come and seen 'em go, |
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And came herself a time or two. |
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No matter how satisfied her screams sound she always wants someone new. |
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The next him or them or her or all with stamina to last the night, |
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To be a star in this lady's town, you can ***** or you can fight. |
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You see, it all comes down to money. |
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Not romantic art of days gone past, |
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if you forget that rule, you can bet your backside she will bury it in your ass. |
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A tramp, a slut, a *****, a mutt, a thousand pawn shop guitars. |
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A nasty little needle to a vein that feeds a singer's heart. |
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She lurks in friendly shadows; but she's a junky with a limp |
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The agents are her bookie and the labels are her pimp |
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I'll tell you a well-known secret of a tiny place known far and wide, |
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The devil walks among us folks and Nashville is his bride. |
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Of all the chaos he has caused, and done. |
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His greatest trick is to every guitar-totin' dreamer, |
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The devil don't exist... but me, I shook his hand. |
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And I know that he is real. |
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So devil, you can go screw yourself, and then go straight to hell. |
