Lyrics

The Whitest Shoes in Nashville
Lyrics and Music by King Thurber
© 2021Horace Kingsley Thurber III; Alas Blancas Music, BMI

Verse 1.
Into town he drove
His car was black as coal
His pants were pressed
His shoes shone like the moon

Into the bar he walked
The people ceased their talk
He go on the stage and he began to croon.

Verse 2.
Oh the song I sing
Has a sad familiar ring
It’s a song of love
A song of broken dreams

Every day I die
Every night I wonder why
You left me for some custom faded jeans

Chorus 1.
I got the Whitest Shoes in Nashville
And I wear them just for you
I threw my Tony Lamas on the porch
I got the Whitest Shoes in Nashville
And to prove my love is true
I pray my brand new Reeboks
Will light the torch.

Bridge 1.
I got my Cadillac painted black
I bought some big ole white sidewalls
Round the custom tinted windshield
I put a row of dingle balls.

Esquire Solo

Verse 3.
Oh my taste in clothes
Ain’t the finest I suppose
My rhinestone shirts with sequins
Aren’t the rage

If my boots disgust
I guess I really must
Win your heart by trying to act your age.

Chorus 2.
I got the Whitest Shoes in Nashville
And I wear them just for you
I threw my Tony Lamas on the porch
I got the Whitest Shoes in Nashville
And to prove my love is true
I pray my brand new Reeboks
Will light the torch.

Reprise:
Every day I die
Every night I wonder why
You left me for some custom faded jeans