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VERSE 1:
There's a city of lights and ambition
in the heart of Tennessee
for every star, there's a second-rate bar
where the rest of us finish our drinks
There's a hundred six-string slingers
just like there were the night before
any one night, your name's up in lights
and the next you wipe the floor

CHORUS:
So baby tell me why
you ended up here
I know this ain't your scene
and you know this ain't my year

VERSE2:
There's a place off of 2nd and Broadway
where fake cowboys go to drink
we'll play all night, while they try to hide
their tears while they sing
There's a girl at the back of the bar
smiling at me from against the wall
she's in a song I've written, she's the sweetest little kitten
but I still ain't seen her claws

CHORUS:
So baby tell me why
you ended up here
I know this ain't your scene
and you know this ain't my year
So baby tell me why
you still stick around
you know there ain't a lot left
for a guy like me in this town

VERSE 3:
There's a surplus of neon in Nashville
where the river hits the street
let it light, but don't let it hide
the crime and the concrete
and that girl at the back of the room
smiling at me and my guitar
it gets me by, just to see her eyes
I'm still her undeserving star

CHORUS

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from Where Fake Cowboys Go to Drink, released May 29, 2012
Guitar, bass, drums, piano, vocals, lyrics, music, engineering, production, mixing by Todd Farrell

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Solo material from Nashville based songwriter/guitarist Todd Farrell Jr, of Benchmarks.

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