New kid in town, he's a stoner Singing through a homegrown grin Up on stage, he's a loner Got a small band of outlaw friends You can tell by his songs he's done some living Oh he's danced with a heartache or two Late night beer joint women He's out to walk in ole Hank's shoes Down on Broadway they come to sing Riding on high hopes, living on dreams Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town It chews them up, and spits them out It's in the blood that some of them bleed For some an unsung mystery Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee We got them that are and has-beens And never gonna be Some may drown in the whiskey I've seen them burn out on speed A few walk the straight and narrow Some stay high on weed Most come from little or nothing All have something to prove Songs about losing and loving Most end up just singing the blues Down on Broadway they come to sing Riding on high hopes, living on dreams Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town It chews them up, it spits them out It's in the blood that some of them bleed For some an unsung mystery Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee We got big stars, has-beens And never gonna be Down on Broadway they come to sing Riding on high hopes, living on dreams Streets are crawling with them here in guitar town It chews them up and spits them out It's in the blood that some of them bleed For some an unsung mystery Hard row to hoe here in Tennessee We got big stars, has-beens And never gonna be It's a hard row to hoe here in Tennessee We got them that are and has-beens And never gonna be New kid in town, he's a stoner