Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Its a-looking like Im fallin in the cracks
Im too country now for country, just like Johnny Cash, mmm
Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Shoulda known it when they closed the Opry down
Things are bound to change in that town
You cant grow when you rip the roots out of the ground
Looks like that Nashville rash is getting round
Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Its a-looking like Im fallin in the cracks
Im too country now for country, just like Johnny Cash, mmm
Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Aint it funny how things can really change
Rock and roll back in the 70s are country hits today
Breaks my heart to see my heros fadin away
The victims of Nashville rash, its Nashvilles ways
Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Its a-looking like Im fallin in the cracks
Im too country now for country, just like Johnny Cash
And Buck Ownes and Faron Young and Johnny Bush
And Johnny Paycheck and Charley Pride and Loretta Lynn, mmm
Help me Merle, Im breakin out in a Nashville rash
Oh, good God, its gonna be the death of us