Guitar Town Lyrics
It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee
I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone
With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on
But no local yokel gonna shut me down
'Cause me and my boys got this rig unwound
And we've come a thousand miles from a Guitar Town
And I ain't the kind to just hang around
But I heard someone callin' my name one day
And I followed that voice down the lost highway
On thirty-seven dollars and a jap guitar
Now I'm smokin' into Texas with the hammer down
And a rockin' little combo from the Guitar Town
I love to hear the steel belts hummin' on the asphalt
Wake up in the middle of the night in a truck stop
Stumble in the restaurant, wonderin' why I don't stop
I gotta two pack habit and a motel tan
But when my boots hit the boards I'm a brand new man
With my back to the riser I make my stand
We're loadin' up and rollin' out of here tonight
One of these days I'm gonna settle down
And take you back with me to the Guitar Town

Another great tune...if it's country or not, I still like it. Steve Earle has a magic touch and his style of country is still necessary today. Too bad, he resides on the outside and has to look in.

His biggest hit from the 80s, aside from Copperhead Road. Definitely a good one, and well worth a listen.

One of my favorite songs of all time. Along with Townes Van Zant's "Pancho and Lefty," I never get tired of hearing this song. It's another great country "road" song. Like Marshall Tucker Band's "Heard It In a Love Song," Merle Haggard's "Lonesome Fugitive," and many others, this song expresses the love for being on the road and all the freedom and independence that comes along with that lifestyle. Heck of a tune!

Just a great, great song by a great, great artist. Don't much care for his politics but hey, if I let that get in the way I'd be stuck listening to nothing but Ted Nugent (love) and Kid Rock (don't)

Yeah, top c&w. The Emmylou Harris cover version is good an' all.