I'm just an old guitar in a pawn shop down on the corner
And I'm waitin' for somebody to come by and play me now and then
My strings are kinda rusty and I'm a little dusty
But you'd be too if you'd been where I've been
I did some shows with Haggard back in 1967
And I'm just dyin' for somebody to come by and play me back home
Yeah, I'm just an old guitar in a pawn shop on the corner
And you may come on by and listen to my song
But I've seen at least a million of those tiny smoky ballrooms
And I've helped to heal some heartaches and I've helped to sell some beers
And the last one that helped me just couldn't wait to sell me
And for twenty-eight dollars left me hanging here
But I dream about the spotlight and the roaring of the people
And I wonder if I'm ever gonna hear them sing along
I'm just a guitar in the pawn shop on the corner
Hey, come on by and listen to my song
Yeah, you probably won't believe this, but I played in El Paso one time with Marty
Marty Rottweiler?
Yeah, and I played in Saginaw with Lefty
Oh
One night Johnny got to a show and he didn't have his guitar with him
He picked me up out of the case and played me right there on that stage
Oh, that's true
Yes, he did
Oh, I've got a lot of memories and a song or two left in me
Yeah, and someday somebody will pick me up and play me back home
I'm just a guitar in the pawn shop on the corner
Hey, come on by and listen to my song
Won't you come on by and listen to my song
Mm, mm
Mm, mm
Mm, mm