Help me Merle, Iâm breakinâ out in a Nashville rashItâs a-looking like Iâm fallin in the cracksIâm too country now for country, just like Johnny CashHelp me Merle, Iâm breakinâ out in a Nashville rashShoulda known it when they closed the Opry downThings are bound to change in that townYou canât grow when you rip the roots out of the groundLooks like that Nashville rash is gettingâ âroundChorusAinât it funny how things can really changeRock and roll back in the 70âs are country hits todayBreaks my heart to see my heros fadinâ awayThe victims of Nashville rash, itâs Nashvilleâs waysHelp me Merle, Iâm breakinâ out in a Nashville rashItâs a-looking like Iâm fallin in the cracksIâm too country now for country, just like Johnny CashAnd Buck Ownes and Faron Young and Johnny BushAd Johnny Paycheck and Charley Pride and Loretta Lynn, MmmmmmmHelp me Merle, Iâm breakinâ out in a Nashville rashAw good god itâs gonna be the death of us