INTRO: VERSE 01 I was raised on country a steady dose of Haggard and Jones Conway and Loretta were always on the radio But everything has changed since then, they say it's for the good But I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood You won't need a steel guitar in your watered down rock and roll You might even find yourself on the cover of the Rolling Stone You'll be looking mighty fine in your designer clothes And you won't need the Opry you'll be singing on Jay Leno They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood VERSE 02 I'm still gigging on Broadway, making rounds on Music Row Hoping maybe someday I'll hear my song on the radio But they say I'm too country I wouldn't change it if I could 'Cause I think it's a crying shame Nashville's Gone Hollywood They'll put you in the movies, you'll have your video And if you're young and sexy, you'll be rollin' in the dough Sell a million records, oh, that must mean your good move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood move on over Ernest Tubb, Nashville's Gone Hollywood