I'd throw myself down on my knees, at your hands,
And beg you for forgiveness for my fuckups and my faults.
And maybe you'd relent and return my hope for our forever,
Lift up your precious hands, and then bring yours and mine together,
So just give me one fine day of plain sailing weather.
The applause from the small audience in the crappy run down bar he was playing in was quiet, but enough to know he had done his job in a place where people were more preoccupied with getting drunk than actually listening to music.
'You're Deacon Claybourne, right', he looked over at the pretty girl who spoke the words. He was shocked when he saw the girl, and realised it was the same girl who had been postered all over town.
'That's What they say' he replies to the blonde who he now knows is Julliette Barnes, rising star in country music.
She starts to speak again, 'I'm such a huge fan of yours, I still have your first record on vinyl, I mean wow this is such an honour, I mean that one song, a life that's good, it inspired me, truly.' To say he was surprised was an understatement, he'd made one record, and it didn't exactly break any record sales.
When she continues to speak deacon got even more of a shoke, 'You know I'm on tour, 70 or so dates left, we have space for another opener, it would be such an honour if you joined us.'
When deacon spoke, incredulity soaked every word, 'you want me to open for you, I haven't toured in over 10 years, why on earth would you want me?'
'Because you're the best, and a legend in Nashville, folks there still talk about you.' Julliette simply replied to his question.
Looking around the dingy hole in the wall, he had just finished playing in, and cast his mind back to the days of arena tours and screaming fans. He desperately wanted to agree to Julliette's offer, but there was one thing holding him back, the same thing that had kept him out of Nashville for the last decade. Rayna.
He knew who Julliette was co-headlining her tour with, and the thought of seeing her after all these years terrified him, but when he opened his mouth to tell Julliette no, he surprised himself when the words out of his mouth were 'Okay, I'll do it.'
'Okay, great, I'll have my manager call you and give you all the details, we're leaving for Dallas tomorrow, so I'll se you soon.' And with that she was walking out the door without even a glance back.
The only thing going through Deacon's mind at that moment, was that he was going to see Rayna tomorrow for the first time in 13 years.