Have you ever been down Down on Music Row Without a friend Feelin' so low? You got on the bus In Music City a few years ago How long does it take To be the star of the show? Have you ever been down Down on Broadway Feelin' your passion Slowly slippin' away? The song in your belly Might never get heard If they don't like your music And don't like the words I thought you could make it Take it to the top But "No" is the word That the kingmakers drop "No thank you, my friend We've got all the songs Your stuff is too old school The world has moved on" Oh, country ain't sellin' The world has moved on Have you ever been down Down on Music Row Down on your luck With no place to go? Dreams that once mattered Have gone with the wind Down on the Row On down again Down on the Row Down again