No Duct Tape in Nashville

[Verse 1] I rolled into Music City with a busted-up guitar Strings all loose and the headstock cracked, looked like it’d been hit by a car I asked the bellhop at the hotel, “Man, you got some tape?” He just laughed and shook his head, said “Son, you’re in the wrong place.” [Pre-Chorus] They got neon lights on Broadway, honky-tonks that never close But when it comes to fixin’ things, this town’s got its own code [Chorus] There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville No silver roll in sight There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville You can’t fix that sound tonight (ain’t no duct tape) (no duct tape in Nashville) [Verse 2] So I tied it up with a shoelace and a prayer on the curb Pawn shop man said, “Try tomorrow,” like he’d heard every word I played one song on three strings, made the whole bar sway Funny how a broken little thing can still steal the day [Pre-Chorus] They got neon lights on Broadway, honky-tonks that never close But when it comes to fixin’ things, this town’s got its own code [Chorus] There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville No silver roll in sight There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville You can’t fix that sound tonight (ain’t no duct tape) (no duct tape in Nashville) [Bridge] Maybe some things ain’t meant to go back good as new Maybe cracked wood sings truer when the crack runs through So I laughed and raised that headstock like a flag in the rain If it’s gonna fall apart here, let it fall apart in fame [Final Chorus] There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville No silver roll in sight There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville You can’t fix that sound tonight There ain’t no duct tape in Nashville But the hurt still feels all right (ain’t no duct tape) (no duct tape in Nashville)