Tar Top

Lyrics

[Verse 1] It was July-hot 'cross Georgia on my way to Myrtle Beach I just got my diploma, so I set out in search of me The honeymoon was over and Alabama was far away From being little more than just a southern state [Pre-Chorus] I got a gig down at the Bowery I played for tips and watered drinks Just a novice in a business That's seldom what it seems [Chorus] And where are you goin', Tar Top? Where's J. C. and the Chosen Few? I saw the Flash without T. Gentry And B.V. left for Malibu [Verse 2] I was July-hot and thirty-some years down the line When the boys touched the nation, unaware at the time I got to go to Texas, California, New York too A farm boy who is thankful to be standin' in his shoes [Pre-Chorus] But in the Bowery hangs the memories Of dreams that still come true Every time I see the spotlight I'm one of the chosen few [Chorus] And where are you goin', Tar Top? Where's J. C. and the Chosen Few? There's no Flash without T. Gentry And B.V. where are you? [Chorus] Where are you goin', Tar Top? Which direction will you take? What's this contrabanded clamor About the music that you make? [Chorus] And where are you goin', Tar Top? Is it country enough? Is it contemporary glamour? No it's us, just us