No Napkins In Nashville Lyrics - Lex Zaleta

I was sittin' in a diner 

Down in Tennessee, 

When this waitress spilled hot coffee 

All over me. 

She said, "Sorry, Honey! Let me get a 

Towel for you." 

I said, "That's all right, mama, 

Some napkins'll do." 

She looked down at me like I came 

From outer space, 

And said, "You mean you don't know 

What they call this place?" 

When I couldn't answer the question 

That she hurled, 

She yelled, "This is the music capital 

Of the world! And honestly, Honey, 

That is why 

There are no napkins in Nashville; 

The songwriters grab every one. 

There'll be no napkins in Nashville 

Till the very last song is done." 

These lines passed me by, 

And the napkins caught them all. 

Yeah, they wrote down every line, 

And that is why there are no napkins at all 

Here in Nashville. 

I looked around and saw that what she 

Said was true. 

Every time someone spoke, the pens 

And pencils flew. 

No idea expressed was too large 

Or too small. 

The pens and pencils flew; the napkins 

Caught it all: 

I'm gonna miss her until I get 

My scope fixed. 

I'm shaken, but I'm not stirred; 

My feelings are mixed. 

I feel like we've bonded, and I'm 

Coming unglued, 

So, play those milk cow blues to put me 

In the mood.