Rocky Wayne - Never Play The Ryman Lyrics

I was talking to an old friend about the way things used to be
Said we was dirt poor, never had much more, how on earth we got a family?
Never thought that could be me

'Cause I didn't learn nothing from the piss poor example, folks would call my dad
And the man who loved my mama had to work out of town to give us what we had
Yeah, I'll probably die without my name in lights, or have what they call fame
But I'm a whole lot better than the ones before me, I hope my son can say the same
I hope my son can say the same

I'll probably never play the Ryman, I doubt I get that far
But man I love to sing a few, and strum on this guitar
I'll probably never make a million, sweating in the sun all day
But I got food on the table, and least I can say that all my bills are paid
'Cause it ain't always been that way

'Cause I didn't learn nothing from the piss poor example, folks would call my dad
And the man who loved my mama had to work out of town to give us what we had
Yeah, I'll probably die without my name in lights, or have what they call fame
But I'm a whole lot better than the ones before me, I hope my son can say the same
I hope my son can say the same

Yeah, I sure have had a lot of twists and turns from so many lessons that I've had to learn
Things ain't ever went quite the right way, but it's all alright at the end of the day
Looking back now, wouldn't change a dang thing, the life I have is more than diamonds and rings
I never needed money to be a rich man, all I had to do was trust God's plan

'Cause I didn't learn nothing from the piss poor example, folks who called my dad
And the man who loved my mama had to work out of town to give us what we had
Yeah, I'll probably die without my name in lights, or have what they call fame
But I'm a whole lot better than the ones before me, whole lot better than the ones before me

'Cause I didn't learn nothing from the piss poor example, folks would call my dad
And the man who loved my mama had to work out of town to give us what we had
Yeah, I'll probably die without my name in lights, or have what they call fame
But I'm a whole lot better than the ones before me, I hope my son can say the same
I hope my son can say the same