LOOSE CHANGE IN NASHVILLE [ country-folk; co-written by Daniel Muhammad ]     Well Gran'pa used to tell me, don’t try to fix what’s broke     And I never could quite figure out if that was just his joke     To keep me from feeling sorry for the wretched life I live     Tryin' to squeeze water from a stone that’s got no more to give     Wanted to play my steel guitar on the Grand Ol’ Opry     So I hitchhiked from West LA out to Nashville, Tennessee     Guess I learned the hard way, tough to eat playin’ songs for free     But without a shirt left on my back, don’t mind so much the humidity     Found a cardboard box under a bridge not far from Music Row     And I was just settlin’ in when the sheriff said it’s time to go     Now I’m stranded here on Broadway hopin’ to someday score     Playin’ for loose change outside of the Ernest Tubb record store     Wanted to play my steel guitar on the Grand Ol’ Opry     So I hitchhiked from West LA out to Nashville, Tennessee     Guess I learned the hard way, tough to eat playin’ songs for free     But without a shirt left on my back, don’t mind so much the humidity     Well, it ain’t so bad in Nashville except for when it rains     Which is half the night most every day, least that’s how it seems     Guess if you wanna be a big star, bound to pay a big price     Sure hope I’m not asked to do this gig much more than once or twice     Wanted to play my steel guitar on the Grand Ol’ Opry     So I hitchhiked from West LA out to Nashville, Tennessee     Guess I learned the hard way, tough to eat playin’ songs for free     But without a shirt left on my back, don’t mind so much the humidity     Now I’m stranded here on Broadway still hopin’ to someday score     Playin’ for loose change outside of the Ernest Tubb record store             Copyright © 2004 by Daniel Muhammad and Richard Aberdeen Copyright © 2007 by Freedom Tracks Music No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Music ~ Records, 292 Trails Circle, Nashville, TN 37214 or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution -- Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced or utilized as often as one likes.