I was thumbin' back from Montgomery
with a guitar on my back
When a stranger stoped beside me in an antique Cadillac.
Well, he was dressed like 1950, half drunk and hallow eyed

He said 'Its a long walk to Nashville, would you like a ride, son?'
He sat down in the front seat, and turned on the radio
and them sad old songs comin' outta them speakers was solid country gold.
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale when he asked me for a light.
And knew there was somethin' strange about this ride.

CHORUS:
He said: Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sang.
Have you payed your dues, can you moan the blues
Can you bend them guitar strangs.
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.

Then, he cried just south of Nashville, and he turned that car around.
he said: (spoken) this is where you get off, boy
cause I'm going back to Alabam'.
As I stepped out of that Cadillac and I said Mister, many thanks.
he said you don't have to call me mister, Mister.
The whole world called me Hank.

CHORUS:
He said: Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sang.
Have you payed your dues, can you moan the blues
Can you bend them guitar strangs.
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.

CHORUS:
He said: Drifter can you make folks cry when you play and sang.
Have you payed your dues, can you moan the blues
Can you bend them guitar strangs.
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.

If your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.

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