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A THOUSAND SAD SONGS
Copyright 1996 - Francie Wolff

CHORUS:
THERE ARE A THOUSAND SAD SONGS IN NASHVILLE
NO AUDIENCE WILL EVER HEAR
THEY'RE ALL DOWN AT THE PAWN SHOP
AND THEY'RE SUNG BY THE OLD AUCTIONEER

He gives each item its number
He knows what price it will bring
But if he could tell you their stories
This is what he would sing......

Verse 1:
See that fancy sequined outfit
That was going to be the dress
Of a country music singer
Who never found success.

Verse 2:
In the case right by the window
Sets a golden wedding ring
Worn by a man who left his wife
'Cause she wouldn't let him sing.

Verse 3:
On the hook against the back wall
Hangs a shiney red guitar
Of a man who just played back-up
While he dreamed HE was the star.

CHORUS:
THERE ARE A THOUSAND SAD SONGS IN NASHVILLE
NO AUDIENCE WILL EVER HEAR
AND THEY'RE ALL DOWN AT THE PAWN SHOP
THEY'RE SUNG BY THE OLD AUCTIONEER

Verse 4:
There's a special on a drum set
That's in excellent condition
It was played just one time
For a country show audition

Verse 5:
A member of a famous band
Once owned that saxaphone
But now that band has broken up
And that man has gone back home

Verse 6: TALKING VERSE(melody in background)
See that typewriter sitting on that table
Well, it's worth maybe just a little bit
It was owned by a girl who wrote a song
That never became a hit
(talking aside: I think it was called, "Sad Songs in Nashville", or something like that)

CHORUS:
THERE ARE A THOUSAND SAD SONGS IN NASHVILLE
NO AUDIENCE WILL EVER HEAR
AND THEY'RE ALL DOWN AT THE PAWN SHOP
THEY'RE SUNG BY THE OLD AUCTIONEER

Each one of those thousand sad songs
Is a story that's untold
The hope for fame and fortune
All dreams that have been sold

TALKING END:
Who will give me five dollars
For that rhinestone-studed cowboy hat?
Going once
Going twice
Sold! To the highest bidder!
SINGING END [Linked Image]single refrain)
ALL DREAMS THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD!

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