( Capo on 1) Intro.: | () She opened up the letter from Nashville, Ten- nessee He said, "Hon, they like my music, the songs I wrote for you and me" The boys and me just cut a record and it could hit the charts before too long So it's gonna be a while 'til I can come back home Chorus Yes, I'm gonna be a country star and everyone will know my name Ah, you know I love those bright lights when I step on stage to sing I'll be travlin' 'round the country with a big bus and a band So just keep the home fires burnin' while I'm gone And I'll get back home when I can She said, "Hun, I hear your record, aw, they play it every- day And everybody really likes it, so I guess your on your way But darling, please re- member we all need you here at home And the kids all miss their daddy, so don't be gone too long" Chorus Yes I know that your a country star and everybody knows your name And I know you love those bright lights when you step on stage to sing Just remember we all love you and don't get blinded by the light We'll just keep the home fires burnin' while you're gone You know we pray for you each night After six long months of goin', I guess the road just finally took it's toll 'Cause his songs has lost all meaning and he felt so all a- lone Then one night in Jackson, he went out on stage to play And the crowd stared at disbelief at the words he had to say Chorus I don't want to be a country star, it ain't the way I thought it'd be Well, it took me such a long time to know that it ain't the life for me 'Cause the days can get so lonely and the nights can get so long Lord, I think it's a- bout time, this country star went home Yes, I think that it's a- bout time, this country boy went back home -----