Alternative Career Plan Poem by Gil Tee

If it sounds country, man, that's what it is; it's a country song. (Kris Kristofferson)


I'm going to Nashville
And hit that Country scene
I'm going to the city
Where Patsy Cline was queen
I'm tired of being nobody
But an old has-been
I'm going to Nashville
I'm gonna turn 'em green

I'm going to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
You bet your bottom dollar
They've heard nothing like me
I'm gonna sing them Country songs
On live prime time TV
And I'll make 'em whoop and holler
Just you wait and see

I'm going to Nashville
With my old guitar
I'm gonna pick some fancy tunes
And play them fancy bars
And I'll soon be riding round in
A big expensive car
I'm going to Nashville
To be a superstar

I'm going to Nashville
As I've already said
I've got a lot of crazy dreams
Floating round my head
I'll play that Grand Ole Opry
Or some place else instead
I'm going to Nashville
I'm gonna knock 'em dead

I'm going to Nashville
And hit that Country scene
I'm going to the city
Where Tammy once was queen
I'm gonna be the biggest thing
The Opry's ever seen
I'm going to Nashville
I'm gonna turn 'em green

Turnham Green's a station
On the London Undergound
You'll find it on the District Line
Not far from Acton Town
They're both quite close to Hammersmith
Where I saw Jackson Browne
Now you prob'ly think I'm crazy
But I'm just foolin' around.

I'm going to Nashville
That's where I belong
I'm gonna take my old guitar
And play some Country songs
And all them Country ladies
Are sure to come on strong
I'm going to Nashville
I know I can't go wrong

I'm going to Nashville
And I'll light such a flame
All them folk in Nashville
Will be calling out my name
I'll win some Country Grammies
And a whole lot of acclaim
I'm headed for Nashville
And the Country Hall of Fame