Long Way to Hollywood

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Oh babe, I hate to leave you down here In this one-horse town Where the train runs through your early dreams Just to leave an old wailin' sound [Verse 2] Ah, but I'm comin' back, I will return Oh honey, now wait for me I'm bound to travel the USA Cross the desert on to the sea [Verse 3] I've got another song about the South You know it's white and it's black There ain't no banjo on my knee But the song is on my back [Chorus] Yeah, it's a long, long way to Hollywood And a short, short chance for fame All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home But I know that's a southern game [Verse 4] Oh, when I told 'em I was leavin' You know, my old mama, she cried My old grandma, she looked down that road Lord, my old granddaddy, he died [Verse 5] Oh, I love them all, you know I love them all Honey, I hope that it ain't so late I hope I can help the ones that's left here I hope it's in my fate [Chorus] Yes, it's a long, long way to Hollywood And a short, short chance for fame All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home But I know that's a southern game [Verse 6] I've got another song for all them old people Hoverin' down in the Georgia night Lord, I know their wings are heavy now And they're on a most lonesome flight [Verse 7] All them old Depression people Babe, I know they took a heavy load All their children, my kinfolks and cousins Still walkin' down Tobacco Road [Verse 8] Well, they still talk about Hank Williams Lord, they're clingin' on to his fame I'm of the same race, I'm from the same place There's some of the same lonesome blood in my veins [Chorus] Ah, it's a long, long way to Hollywood And a short, short chance for fame All them slicks are talkin' 'bout down home But I know that that's a southern game [Outro] But I know that it's a southern game Yes, I know that's a southern game I know that's a southern game Yes, I know that's a southern game