Mmmm... It was Louisville when I first saw that sign Said Nashville, I 65 I had a J-45 Gibson riding shotgun And in the backseat Was everything else I owned I was gonna make it I remember shaking, when they called my name To take the circle on that Opry stage To sing where the bluegrass boys Hank and Roy Acuff stood... the legends Though I don't know how, but there I was Yeah I thought I made it We could feel high off the ground You never think you'll come back down Oh, I made it to that mountain top Standing there was when I thought... it would be But from there I could see You girl, shining through Don't know what took me so long, baby But holding you I could finally say that I made it Mmmm... I've been singing some of these songs for 20 years That's a lot of miles and baby, you're still here Oh, another town another day, another crowd another stage And all I ever want to do is get back home Yeah, no matter what, we're gonna make it We made it to that mountain top Standing there was when I thought... it would be But from there I could see You girl, shining through Don't know what took me so long, baby Cause holding you I could finally say You're why... I go on It's been you... ooh Girl, it's you, shining through Don't know what took me so long, baby Cause holding you I could finally say that I made it Mmmm yeah I made it I... oh, I yeah Mmmm...