Fast Track
(专辑: Maysville In The Meantime - 2014)
He was born in West Virginia with a
mountain in his yard, had a
dream and then he followed it away. Ran to Tennessee, carried a
guitar in his hand, signed a
record deal and thought he had it made. Cut an album on "The Row" and then they ran it up the
charts, called him a
renegade and made him grow a
beard. Went on an arena tour and did all the
late-night TV, got nominated for New Artist of the
Year. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. Now he's looking for a
slow train down. Smiling for the
cameras flashing on his pearly whites, oh, the
lovely ladies thought he was the
best. They waited in a
line. Oh yeah, he had 'em taking turns. He was relishing the
taste of his success. Flew on a
private jet, he had a
brand new XLII, rode in limousines instead of yellow cabs. He never gave a
second thought to how much everything would cost. The
label said they'd put it on his tab. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. Now he's looking for a
slow train down. When the
single ran its course, the
label pulled the
plug, all the
smoke and mirrors went away. Now he's just another sucker out there looking for a
gig, drinking in a
bar down on Broadway. Now he's back in West Virginia with a
mountain in his yard, wondering how it all could go so wrong. He's almost out of money and his ego's getting bruised and he thinks, “Maybe I
should just try writing songs.” Now there's an idea. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. He took the
fast track to the
tip-top. Now he's looking for a
slow train down.