Why’d We Have to Wait So Long for Lainey

Why’d We Have to Wait So Long for Lainey

Performed by Whiskey Wind & The Prairie Boys

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(Verse 1)
Nashville moves like molasses, takin’ its sweet time,
Lainey was out there writin’, but they couldn’t see the signs.
She wrote 4,000 songs, before they saw her face,
Guess it takes a mountain of music just to get a little space!

(Chorus)
Why’d we have to wait so long for Lainey?
4,000 songs before they even learned her name!
She’s too real, too raw, too small town strong,
Well, y’all finally woke up, but you took too long!
(Yeah, Nashville, y’all took way too long!)

(Verse 2)
She came with boots and grit, and stories soaked in rye,
Nashville scratched their heads, said, “Is this girl on the fly?”
She had more tales of trucks than they could understand,
But Nashville said, “Write us 3,000 more, then maybe we’ll shake your hand.”

(Chorus)
Why’d we have to wait so long for Lainey?
4,000 songs before they even learned her name!
She’s too real, too raw, too small town strong,
Well, y’all finally woke up, but you took too long!
(Yeah, Nashville, y’all took way too long!)

(Bridge)
She wrote and wrote until her fingers bled,
While Nashville was too busy countin’ dollars in their head.
It’s like they needed proof she wasn’t just a dream,
“Write 4,000 more, honey, and then we’ll let you on the scene.”

(Verse 3)
It took ‘em 4,000 songs to realize she’s alive,
Lainey’s sittin’ there like, “Good thing I didn’t write just 5?”
They finally caught up to the girl with the country fire,
She was burnin’ bright, while they never thought she might be for hire.

(Chorus)
Why’d we have to wait so long for Lainey?
4,000 songs before they even learned her name!
She’s too real, too raw, too small town strong,
Well, y’all finally woke up, but you took too long!
(Yeah, Nashville, y’all took way too long!)

(Outro)
So here’s to Lainey, she wrote her way through years,
Nashville finally found her through all their cloudy mirrors.
It only took 4,000 songs for them to see her light,
Turns out, Nashville, Lainey was worth the wait.
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Turns out, America, Lainey was worth the wait in gold.

Why’d We Have to Wait So Long for Lainey — Music and Lyrics by Alan Nafzger