if merle would sing my song

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i've been walkin' these streets of nashville, since i was a little kid, either in these boots or in my dreams, i spent all i had to buy this martin, and i've been richer since i did, even though i can't afford to change the strings, i've heard a lot of "no's" and "no thank you's", sometimes i wonder why i'm even here, but i still could be an overnight sensation, it would only take one sympathetic ear, if merle would sing my song, i could go back home, and tell everyone i know that dreams come true, i'd be someone in their eyes, a face that they'd all recognize, i could prove them and me i wasn't wrong, if merle would sing my song, i'll bet i've played this guitar, in every honkytonk and bar, but as of yet they haven't noticed me, but this heart and soul of mine, is filled with memories, chords, and rhymes, and i know that i'm the future they can't see, i could maybe make a million dollars chockin' on a tie, but then i'd have to live with my regret, i know god didn't give me all these dreams to let 'em die, i'll make it big, it just hasnt happened yet, if merle would sing my song, i could go back home, and tell everyone i know that dreams come true, i'd be someone in their eyes, a face that they'd all recognize, i could prove them and me i wasn't wrong, if merle would sing my song, i could prove to them and me i wasn't wrong, if merle would sing my song, i've been walkin' these streets of nashville, since i was a little kid, either in these boots or in my dreams