CIM Records

Lyrics

EAST TO NASHVILLE

I’ll be leaving early morning
Got a long drive headed east
Sun will be slowly rising
Like a great white blinding beast

It’s a long road east to Nashville
Highway 40 clear and true
It’s a long road east to Nashville
But east to Nashville leads to you

I did my time in California
It just ain’t what it used to be
I kept thinking ‘bout the Cumberland
Fishing and drinking beer and feeling free

It’s a long road east to Nashville
Highway 40 clear and true
It’s a long road east to Nashville
But east to Nashville leads to you

I’ll drive all night
Girl, I’ll drive all day
Truck stops for dinner…my wallet’s getting thinner
I’ll sleep somewhere along the way

I see the mighty Mississippi
I’m a state line closer to you
Clouds flying high over Memphis
I’ll be home by one or two

It’s a long road east to Nashville
Highway 40 clear and true
It’s a long road east to Nashville
But east to Nashville leads to you

It’s a long road east to Nashville…
It’s a long road east to Nashville…

© 2022 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson