Tar Top lyrics

[Verse 1]
It was July-hot 'cross Georgia on my way to Myrtle Beach
I just got my diploma, so I set out in search of me
The honeymoon was over and Alabama was far away
From being little more than just a southern state

[Pre-Chorus]
I got a gig down at the Bowery
I played for tips and watered drinks
Just a novice in a business
That's seldom what it seems

[Chorus]
And where are you goin', Tar Top?
Where's J. C. and the Chosen Few?
I saw the Flash without T. Gentry
And B.V. left for Malibu

[Verse 2]
I was July-hot and thirty-some years down the line
When the boys touched the nation, unaware at the time
I got to go to Texas, California, New York too
A farm boy who is thankful to be standin' in his shoes

[Pre-Chorus]
But in the Bowery hangs the memories
Of dreams that still come true
Every time I see the spotlight
I'm one of the chosen few
[Chorus]
And where are you goin', Tar Top?
Where's J. C. and the Chosen Few?
There's no Flash without T. Gentry
And B.V. where are you?

[Chorus]
Where are you goin', Tar Top?
Which direction will you take?
What's this contrabanded clamor
About the music that you make?

[Chorus]
And where are you goin', Tar Top?
Is it country enough?
Is it contemporary glamour?
No it's us, just us