I'm just an old guitar in a pawn shop down on the cornerAnd I'm waitin' for somebody to come by and play me now and thenMy strings are kinda rusty and I'm a little dustyBut you'd be too if you'd been where I've beenI did some shows with Haggard back in 1967And I'm just dyin' for somebody to come by and play me back homeYeah, I'm just an old guitar in a pawn shop on the cornerAnd you may come on by and listen to my songBut I've seen at least a million of those tiny smoky ballroomsAnd I've helped to heal some heartaches and I've helped to sell some beersAnd the last one that helped me just couldn't wait to sell meAnd for twenty-eight dollars left me hanging hereBut I dream about the spotlight and the roaring of the peopleAnd I wonder if I'm ever gonna hear them sing alongI'm just a guitar in the pawn shop on the cornerHey, come on by and listen to my songYeah, you probably won't believe this, but I played in El Paso one time with MartyMarty Rottweiler?Yeah, and I played in Saginaw with LeftyOhOne night Johnny got to a show and he didn't have his guitar with himHe picked me up out of the case and played me right there on that stageOh, that's trueYes, he didOh, I've got a lot of memories and a song or two left in meYeah, and someday somebody will pick me up and play me back homeI'm just a guitar in the pawn shop on the cornerHey, come on by and listen to my songWon't you come on by and listen to my songMm, mmMm, mmMm, mm