Nelly came from Nashville there's a look that's in her eye
Says she's lived a lifetime and nothing makes her surprised
Her hair smells like tobacco her beauty it's long gone
She sings her songs in the afternoon and serves beer from dust til dawn
(They're ain't no one wanna hear these songs
Ain't no one wanna hear these songs besides)
The stars are only stars and the stars themselves will shine
The stars are only stars lighting my way through the countryside
The stars are only stars and they don't like the summer rain
I got an old guitar and I'll let the sound take me away
Just like a southbound train
Nelly loved her man as wicked as it seemed
They had three children and they shared in each other's dreams
But he went off to war just to die on the other side
Now her kids are all grown and they're on their own
Left her to her own devices
(Nothing left here to decide there's nothing left here to decide besides)
The stars are only stars and the stars themselves will shine
The stars are only stars lighting my way through the countryside
The stars are only stars and they don't like the summer rain
I got an old guitar and I'll let the sound take me away
Just like a southbound train
Just like a southbound train
Like the summer rain
Just like a southbound train
The stars are only stars and the stars themselves will shine
The stars are only stars lighting my way through the countryside
The stars are only stars and they don't like the summer rain
I got an old guitar and I'll let the sound take me away
Just like a southbound train
The stars are only stars and the stars themselves will shine
The stars are only stars lighting my way through the countryside
The stars are only stars and they don't like the summer rain
I'll let this old guitar come and take my blues away