Bill Anderson Nashville Mirrors
In a dusty old saloon, out west in Abilene
Dreaming dreams at forty that he dreamed at seventeen
He sings and plays his guitar for a few bucks a night
Still tryin' to be a star, and see his name in lights
Somewhere an organ's playin' a hymn of salvation
While she sings a hymn for the congregation
In her mind she's at the Opry, there's a fan in every pew
And she can hear them saying she's Loretta #2
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Lookin' in, Nashville Mirrors
You can close your eyes and dream who you are
Lookin' in, Nashville Mirrors
It's easy to see the reflection of a star
Loadin' steel in Pittsburgh, savin' every dime he makes
He's headin' south to Nashville prayin' for a break
Every song he's written's gonna be a country hit
He hates to leave his family, but his dream won't let him quit
In a honky tonk in Georgia, she looks old at sixteen
She's grown up too fast, but that little gal can sing
Daddy's pushin' her to be, the star he could never be
Those lyin' Nashville Mirrors, they're so easy to believe
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Lookin' in, Nashville Mirrors
You can close your eyes and dream who you are
Lookin' in, Nashville Mirrors
It's easy to see the reflection of A star
Acceptin' his award, on the Grammy show tonight
That cowboy's turned outlaw stoned out of his mind
He's found out a star only lights an empty space
The mirrors that he dreamed in he can't find the nerve to face
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Lookin' in, those Nashville Mirrors...
Sometimes, it takes a lifetime,to see the fool you are
