(Larry Shell/Larry Cordle)
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Nobody saw them running
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From 16th Avenue
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They never found the fingerprints
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Or the weapon that was used
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But someone killed country music
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Cut out its heart and soul
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They got away with murder
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Down on music row
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The almight dollar
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And the lust for worldwide fame
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Slowly killed tradition
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And for that, someone shouldhang ("Ahh, you tell 'em Alan")
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They all say "Not Guilty!"
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But the evidence will show
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That murder was committed
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Down on music row
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For the steel guitars no longer cry
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And the fiddles barely play
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But drums and rock 'n' roll guitars
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Are mixed up in your face
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Ol' Hank wouldn't have a chance
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On today's radio
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Since they committed murder
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Down on music row
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They thought no one would miss it
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Once it was dead and gone
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They said no one would buy them ol'
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Drinkin' and cheatin' songs ("Oh, but I still buy 'em")
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Well there ain't no justice in it
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And the hard facts are cold
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Murder's been committed
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Down on music row
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For the steel guitars no longer cry
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And you can't hear fiddles play
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With drums and rock 'n' roll guitars
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Mixed right up in your face
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Why the Hag wouldn't have a chance
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On today's radio
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Since they committed murder
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Down on music row
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Why they even tell the Possum
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To pack up and go back home
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There's been an awful murder
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Down on music row
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George Strait and Alan Jackson---Murder On Music Row
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| Alan Jackson |
