Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers [Lyrics]

Got my six string strung over my back,
I'm headin' on down to Nashville,
I don't know yet when I'll make it,
But I can bet y'all that I will.
The sun is beatin' down bright on me,
And the blacktop just keeps windin'
But there's nowhere else I'd rather be,
Then here with my six string and cigarettes.
I'm down to my last drag,
My make-up smearing down my cheeks,
And I don't want to brag,
But this is when I'm at my best..

[CHORUS]

Singing sad songs for dirty lovers,
Right here on the side of the road,
Black wheels keep ridin' past me,
As curious eyes stare out the window,
And I must look like somethin' else,
With my six string and sweating brows,
But this beaten heart ain't givin' up,
Until that spotlight is on me,
So give me a screaming crowd,
And a microphone on a stage,
And I'll flash my smile to those listenin',
To my sad songs for dirty lovers.

[VERSE 2]

There's a crossroad just up ahead,
Says I can turn right or I can turn left,
But I still remember the words he said:
"You'll never go very far without me."
So I wonder what he's doin' now,
With that Hollywood b**** takin' my place,
But this sweat on top of my brow,
Will someday match that on his -
When he sees my face again,
And I made a promise to myself,
That I'll make him cry the day when -
He sees me...

[CHORUS]

Singing sad songs for dirty lovers,
Right here on the side of the road,
Black wheels keep ridin' past me,
As curious eyes stare out the window,
And I must look like somethin' else,
With my six string and sweating brows,
But this beaten heart ain't givin' up,
Until that spotlight is on me,
So give me a screaming crowd,
And a microphone on a stage,
And I'll flash my smile to those listenin',
To my sad songs for dirty lovers.

[VERSE 3]

And I'm lightin' his picture with kerosene,
To get rid of extra weight holdin' me down,
Making music for the goodbye scene,
That I once left without a sound.
He got the house, he got the car,
But he won't get my bruised up heart,
He can make a mark, he can make a scar,
But he'll never get another piece of me.
Unless he's watchin' me here...

[CHORUS]

Singing sad songs for dirty lovers,
Right here on the side of the road,
Black wheels keep ridin' past me,
As curious eyes stare out the window,
And I must look like somethin' else,
With my six string and sweating brows,
But this beaten heart ain't givin' up,
Until that spotlight is on me,
So give me a screaming crowd,
And a microphone on a stage,
And I'll flash my smile to those listenin',
To my sad songs for dirty lovers.

...There's a sign up ahead,
Says: "Six miles until Nashville"
I don't know yet when I'll make it,
But I can bet y'all that I will.

-Jenna Elphick
May 31, 2007