Brand New Hit in Nashville

I'm writin' a song for a brand new hit in Nashville

I won't be pushin' dirt in Tennessee

Gonna trade this iron machine for a guitar and a Greyhound bus

And a one-way ticket to the Grand Ole Opry

Here in the mountains of Virginia, I work hard every day

Pushin' dirt to uncover a pit of coal

The days are long and I get lonesome on this ol' machine

This kinda life I'm livin' is gettin' old

I'm writin' a song for a brand new hit in Nashville

I won't be pushin' dirt in Tennessee

Gonna trade this iron machine for a guitar and a Greyhound bus

And a one-way ticket to the Grand Ole Opry

Early to work every mornin', I get home late at night

So tired that I don't think that I can last

My hair is turnin' gray, another baby's on the way

Don't ask me what's makin' me age so fast

I'm writin' a song for a brand new hit in Nashville

I won't be pushin' dirt in Tennessee

Gonna trade this iron machine for a guitar and a Greyhound bus

And a one-way ticket to the Grand Ole Opry

And a one-way ticket to the Grand Ole Opry