Ballad Of The Illinois Opry Lyrics - Singles - Reo Speedwagon

Found myself heading down toward Springfield 

The last sign said it was twelve miles west 

It's gettin' hard to see through the salt on my windshield 

But it looks like I'm gonna make it before the sun sets 

The morning I arrived was Lincoln's 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 men's doom 

Now I don't 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 

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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 I'm ready 

But I'm 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 I'm not singing 'bout people who were just playin' music 

I'm singing about how fine their music made me feel 

There's 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 

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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 I'm ready 

But I'm gonna be up on that stage someday