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Reo Speedwagon - Ballad Of The Illinois Opry Lyrics

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  • Found myself heading down toward springfield
  • The last sign said it was twelve miles west
  • Its gettin hard to see through the salt on my windshield
  • But it looks like Im gonna make it before the sun sets
  • The morning I arrived was lincolns birthday
  • So I walked through his house and saw his tomb
  • I decided that a tour through the civil war memorial museum would be a drag
  • I was tired of seeing monuments about other mens doom
  • Now I dont want you people to think that all there is around springfield illinois
  • Are landmarks telling `bout the good old lincoln years
  • Cus just north of town I saw a sign that said the illinois opry is open tonight
  • And the sweet sound of country music filled my ears
  • And I want to be a star in the illinois opry now
  • The people in the country certainly know how to play
  • It may be a while before Im ready
  • But Im gonna be up on that stage someday
  • I could easily write a whole song about the licks that guitar man was pickin
  • I could go on for hours `bout the old boy on pedal steel
  • But Im not singing `bout people who were just playin music
  • Im singing about how fine their music made me feel
  • Theres a lot of people who have taken years of lessons
  • Trying to learn how to make their music fit the trend
  • But the simple folks at the opry have got somethin special
  • And I think that we all could use a lesson or two from them
  • And I want to be a star in the illinois opry now
  • The people in the country certainly know how to play
  • It maybe a while before Im ready
  • But Im gonna be up on that stage someday

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