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[Verse 1]

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I might say things differently than the other people out here

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When I was young, Johnny taught me to love where I came from with no fear

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And what I would give to run through the trees in that Tennessee breeze again

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Its not just land and dirt, It's where we learned to love the hearts of one another


[Pre-Chorus]

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And all through the night, we chased the light of those fireflies

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Just like our dreams, somewhere in the depths of my ancient mind

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I'm just trying to make sense of it all

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But how can I expect to go out without a place to fall back on


[Chorus]
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Because you'll never know

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Just what you've seen


Until you come home again

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So I'll live out my dreams

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But forever for Tennessee


Oh I love me some Tennessee


[Pre-Chorus]

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And all through the night, we chased the light of those fireflies

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Just like our dreams, somewhere in the depths of my ancient mind

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I'm just trying to make sense of it all

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But how can I expect to go out without a place to fall back on


[Chorus]
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Because you'll never know

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Just what you've seen


Until you come home again

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So I'll live out my dreams

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But forever for Tennessee

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Oh I love me some Tennessee


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[Verse 2]
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Forever I owe my mind and my heart and my soul to Tennessee

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You're only as far as you set out to be in your mind


It's a crime to forget where you came from when you came from

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The mountains and the rivers and the cities and the dark magnolia green

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So I owe my gratitude, my fortitude, my attitude towards life the way it is


[Refrain]

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Pulsing, thinking, weary hours


Dreaming of my time spent homeward

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Pulsing, thinking, weary hours


Dreaming of my time spent homeward

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Pulsing, thinking, weary hours


Dreaming of my time spent homeward

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Pulsing, thinking, weary hours


Dreaming of my time spent homeward


[Outro]

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Tennessee, Tennessee

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Tennessee, Tennessee