Nighttime in Nashville

Flying into town there's not another soul around Who cares to sing the songs here in my head And looking to the ground I can't hear a single sound And now I'm thinking that I'm somewhere else instead I knew the fix was in and that I would never win So I packed a bag and headed somewhere west A single ticket in my hand, it was my last and lonely plan But I stacked the deck and held them to my chest And if you don't believe that I've got something up my sleeve It's nighttime here in Nashville, Tennessee And if you don't think it's true that I've got a hand for you I'm gonna play it here my dear and then you'll see It's nighttime in Nashville, Tennessee Please don't wake me in the morning Just let the door close gently as you go Please don't it as a warning There's just some things that I think you ought to know As I walk on in the crowd of happy people singing loud I catch a glimpse out of the corner of my eye There's someone dressed in blue and he's got a face like you But I stop myself before I say goodbye I take a turn into the bar and pick up an old guitar And join the folks that just came there to play I strum down on a chord and say a prayer up to the Lord And then I thank him for the time I have today And if you don't believe that I've got something up my sleeve It's nighttime here in Nashville, Tennessee And if you don't think it's true that I've got a hand for you I'm gonna play it here my dear and then you'll see It's nighttime in Nashville, Tennessee Please don't wake me in the morning Just let the door close gently as you go Please don't take it as a warning There's just some things that you ought to know Flying into town there's not another soul around Who cares to sing the songs here in my head And looking to the sky I stop to think and wonder why And now I know that I am somewhere else instead And If you don't believe that I've got something up my sleeve It's nighttime here in Nashville, Tennessee And if you don't think it's true that I've got a hand for you I'm gonna play it here my dear and then you'll see It's nighttime in Nashville, Tennessee It's nighttime in Nashville, Tennessee It's nighttime in Nashville, Tennessee