Well, I was having lunch at The Idle Hour just the other day
I heard two old-timers talking and this is what they said...
We used to write songs in a little bitty house on 16th Ave.
Now it's squares and circles, who knows what to do
Used to party on the street with neighbors and good friends
Now you got to pay to play where's it gonna end
Can't get from here to there feelin' so confused
Got the Where did Music Row go Blues.
Where did it go... I'd like to know
Bull-dozed the studio and built a new condo
Count the cost... Hank would be lost
Got the wreckin' ball, watch it fall, where did Music Row go blues.
Used to ride the alleys to adjust our attitude
Swappin' songs and stories with 3 chords and the truth
Now we're orphans of the storm lookin' for a home
Music once was in the air, now those days are gone
The world has come to Nashville, have you heard the news
Got the where did music row go blues.
Where did it go... I'd like to know
Bull-dozed the studio and built a new condo
Count the cost... Hank would be lost
Got the wreckin' ball, watch it fall, where did Music Row go blues.