Tennessee, she don't mind, if I lead her on

She holds me even though she knows

In the morning I'll be gone

Tennessee, she don't know, just how good she is

There's a mystery in the way she moves

Pulls me back again.

And if I wanna stay awhile

If I get a little bit high

On the night and the whiskey

Underneath the barroom lights

She can always lead me home

Like a star in the southern sky

And if I'm lost she will take me

Into her arms tonight

Tennessee don't mind

Oh, yeah...

She keeps a cross on a chain around her neck

Like a badge as she takes the last drag from her cigarette

And she knows that I ain't ever gonna settle down

But in the midnight hour, she tells herself, don't worry about it now.

So if I wanna stay awhile

If I get a little bit high

On the night and the whiskey

Underneath the barroom lights

She can always lead me home

Like a star in the southern sky

And if I'm lost she will take me

Into her arms tonight

Tennessee don't mind

Oh, yeah...

Tennessee don't mind

Oh...

So if you see her

Tell her that I'm on my way

Just one more city

One more song I gotta play

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...

And if I'm gonna stay awhile

If I get a little bit high

On the night and the whiskey

Underneath the barroom lights

She can always lead me home

Like a star in the southern sky

And if I'm lost she will take me

Into her arms tonight

Yeah, tennessee don't mind

Oh, yeah...

Tennessee don't mind

Tennessee don't mind

Oh, yeah...

Tennessee don't mind

Tennessee don't mind

Oh-oh...

Tennessee don't mind

Oh, no...

Tennessee don't mind

Oh- oh-oh-oh...