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Wish I Was In Nashville

This version of Wish I Was In Nashville was released by Don Williams in 1974.

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I went to see my honeydew,
She lived just down the way
I got stuck and the truck froze up
And I only got half way.

Sittin’ here on the muddy road,
Stuck here all alone
The rain won’t stop it’s a beatin’ on the top
And I should have stayed at home.

I wish I was in Nashville,
Guitar on my back
Maybe someday I will
Ride in the back of a big Cadillac. uh huh.

Must have been a half a day,
Before I got back home
The roads all mud the creeks gonna flood
And I’m here all alone

Sure feels good a gettin’ back
To my old shack again
But I’m all soaked and the radios broke
And the rain keeps pouring in.

I wish I was in Nashville,
Guitar on my back
Maybe someday I will
Ride in the back of a big Cadillac. uh huh.

I wish I was in Nashville,
Guitar on my back
Maybe someday I will
Ride in the back of a big Cadillac. uh huh…

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The lyrics to Wish I Was In Nashville are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Don Williams in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Wish I Was In Nashville are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Don Williams and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Wish I Was In Nashville back when it was created.

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