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Settle For Asheville
©2009 Bob Wire
High school talent show, lord you should’ve seen me go
I had ‘em all shouting my name
Next stop Hollywood, could I really be that good
On my way to fortune and fame
But I learned real quick, if you want to get a hit
California ain’t the place to be
So I gassed up the car, packed up my guitar
And headed out for Tennessee
They’re gonna love me in Nashville
I’ll be the talk of the town
With my hillbilly feel and my country appeal
And my retro sound
I’m gonna make it Nashville
They’re gonna see me shine
I’ll be breakin’ some hearts at the top of the charts
No doubt in my mind
Played my music on the street, trying to make enough to eat
I figured that it wouldn’t be long
Till someone up on Music Row put me in a studio
Recording all my fabulous my songs
But I soon found out that you gotta have clout
If you want to get your foot in the door
Well, I didn’t know a soul who could help me to my goal
And I couldn’t play the game anymore
I couldn’t make it in Nashville
I didn’t have the right look
Even though I could play, and had something to say
All they want is a hook
Wore out my welcome in Nashville
I gotta find a new town
A place where I can be me, and the people can see
I got my feet on the ground
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I don’t need a million-dollar contract
I don’t need a mansion in the sky
There must be a place where I can make it
Somewhere I can live until I die
I think I’ll settle for Asheville
They’re gonna love me up there
Trade my Tele for a Strat, lose the cowboy hat
Start growing my hair
I’m gonna make it in Asheville
Maybe I’ll get a tattoo
Think I’ll do just fine out in Caroline
Where the mountains are blue
I think I’ll do just fine out in Caroline
Where the mountains are blue