{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf1561\cocoasubrtf610 {\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;} {\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red0\green0\blue0;} {\*\expandedcolortbl;;\cssrgb\c0\c0\c0;} \margl1440\margr1440\vieww22240\viewh15440\viewkind0 \deftab720 \pard\pardeftab720\partightenfactor0 \f0\fs36 \cf0 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0 The Leader Of The Exodus\ (By Tim Jackson and Eric Erdman) \ \ Slinging ink from a pearl handle pen\ She wrote her way onto the row\ Where fanning the hammer is considered a win.\ They wanna see how much ammo you can throw\ then catalog the spent shell casings\ \ But she called bullshit on their numbers game \ Two verses and a chorus by noon? \ It\'92s either got guts or it don\'92t\ And If the bar\'92s low enough that anything\'92s a tune\ Ain\'92t no reason for her to stay here\ \ In this town where the best thing you can be is overplayed\ Truth got traded for turning a phrase\ Well that\'92s not an exchange she was willing to make\ (So) When she Cut and let the loose end drag ,\ she wasn\'92t turning her back on the rest of us\ No, She isn\'92t just another runaway \ She's the leader of the exodus\ \ Says this industry\'92s just an experiment gone wrong\ The muse don\'92t dance on a conveyor belt\ Formula song after Formula song\ These days best thing to come out of Nashville... is I-40 west\ \ Mediocrity was the last thing any of us wanted\ But we were swimmin\'92 in it\ There was one among us, undaunted\ She read the stars and in a minute ...showed us where it can and can\'92t be found\ and one thing\'92s for sure it can\'92t be found\ \ In this town where the best thing you can be is overplayed\ Truth got traded for turning a phrase\ We learned that\'92s not an exchange anyone should make\ (So) When she Cut and let the loose end drag ,\ she wasn\'92t turning her back on the rest of us\ No, She ain\'92t just another runaway \ She's the leader of the exodus\ \ \ \ }