[Verse 1]

Roll into town, step off the bus

Shake off the where you came from dust

Grab your guitar, walk down the street

Sign says "Nashville, Tennessee"

[Pre-Chorus 1]

But I have found

[Chorus]

It's a crazy town full of neon dreams

Everybody plays, everybody sings

Hollywood with a touch of twang

To be a star you got to bang-bang-bang

Bend those strings 'til the Hank comes out

Make all the drunk girls scream and shout

We love it, we hate it, we're all just tryin' to make it

In this crazy town

[Verse 2]

You pay your dues and you play for free

And you pray for a honky tonk destiny

You cut your teeth in the smokey bars

And live off the tips from a pickle jar

[Pre-Chorus 2]

'Til you find a cool new sound

And you smile when the record man shoots you down

[Chorus]

It's a crazy town full of neon dreams

Everybody plays, everybody sings

Hollywood with a touch of twang

To be a star you got to bang-bang-bang

Bend those strings 'til the Hank comes out

Make all the drunk girls scream and shout

We love it, we hate it, we're all just tryin' to make it

In this crazy town

[Bridge]

One year they repossess your truck

And the next you make a couple million bucks

[Chorus]

It's a crazy town full of neon dreams

Everybody plays, everybody sings

Hollywood with a touch of twang

To be a star you got to bang-bang-bang

Bend those strings 'til the Hank comes out

Make all the drunk girls scream and shout

We love it, we hate it, we're all just tryin' to make it

We love it, we hate it, we all came here to make it

In this crazy town

It's a crazy town