Robbie Fulks - Coldwater, Tennessee lyrics

A pine log shack half a mile up the state road Daddy took our jobs and Momma raised us three Times were mean and our home was a haven It was all we had in Coldwater Tennessee Tougher than hell but Daddy sang like an angel The rhythm of the mountains seemed to set him free One night he ran, headed north with his Martin And everything we'd saved in Coldwater Tennessee Rusted dreams turn gold in Nashville The stars ride high and the satellites beam Pretty love songs, voices you remember All the way on down to Coldwater Tennessee The headline reads "Local Man Hits Big Time" Just look at those clothes and his brand new family Lying in bed, just staring at the picture At the favorite son of Coldwater Tennessee A teenage kid on a one way ticket Yeah tonight he's bound for the Opry By the backstage door he'll wait in the darkness Just like he did so long in Coldwater Tennessee The crowd draws close, the door swings open The cameras flash and the women all scream Then a burst of fire and a voice from the shadows "This is from your fans in Coldwater Tennessee" Rusted dreams turn gold in Nashville The stars ride high for a while it seems But tomorrow at dawn there'll be one star falling He'll be coming back down to Coldwater Tennessee Yes they'll bury him there in Coldwater Tennessee