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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Nail
Vocals
Bear Rinehart
Background Vocals
Bo Rinehart
Background Vocals
Jerry Roe
Bass
Chris McHugh
Drums
Chris Coleman
Percussion
Derek Wells
Electric Guitar
Todd Lomardo
Acoustic Guitar
Chris Carmichael
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Nail
Songwriter
Chris Carmichael
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Frank Liddell
Producer
Eric Masse
Mixing Engineer
Mike McCarthy
Engineer
Koehn Terry
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris McHugh
Editing Engineer
Adam Ayan
Mastering Engineer
Neil B. Young
Engineer
Lyrics
My father plays piano
Any song you wanna hear
He can read music
But he'd rather play by ear
I grew up just trying hard
To keep up with the man
Hoping one day I could be
The leader of the band
Oo-oo-oo-oo
I remember growing up
Not knowing where to lean
Could I ever measure up
If I did the music thing
Never much on singing
He'd just rather play along
Guess that's how I ended up
With this microphone
I can hold a guitar
But I'll never play the lead
The only way I'm gonna entertain
Is in these words I sing
I could be famous
But I'll never wish to be
I just wanna be an ode
In the old man's symphony
I moved to Nashville
When my friends left for school
Most folks in my hometown
Said I was a fool
Cause I can never make it here
If my dad never did
Guess there is a part of me
That still agrees with them
Cause I can hold a guitar
But I'll never play the lead
The only way I'm gonna entertain
Is in these words I sing
I could be famous
But I'll never wish to be
I just wanna be an ode
In the old man's symphony
I could be famous
But I'll never wish to be
I just long be an ode
In the old man's symphony
Writer(s): David Nail
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