I came to Nashville a long time ago people said that I could be a star

But all I remember is loneliness and hunger oh I sure didn't get too far

This is the last song I'm ever gonna sing the last time I play my old guitar

I wasted my life and I didn't gain a thing oh I'm never gonna be a star

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All the big town operators made a fool out of me it sure didn't feel so good to fail

I slept on ever park bench in ever park in Nashville oh I even slept in the Nashville jail

What will I tell old friends back home they're gonna wanna know what went wrong

I'll just say the Grand Ole Opry didn't have a place for me

Oh they didn't wanna hear my song

This is the last song I'm ever gonna sing...

Oh I'm never gonna be a star yes it's the last time I play this old guitar