I WILL SEE YOU IN THE MORNIN’
WHEN THE MOONLIGHT LEAVES THE TREES
BUT I WILL ALWAYS FEEL THE EMBERS
OF THE FLAMES IN TENNESSEE

I WAS SLEEPIN’ WHEN THEY CAME KNOCKIN’
THEY SAID BOY YOU BETTER LEAVE
SAID SOUTH NASHVILLE IT’S A ROCKIN’
AND THEY CAN’T GET NO RELIEF

SO I RUN TO PUT MY PANTS ON
AND I RUN TO GET MY CAR
BUT THE FLAMES THEY WAS A RISIN’
AND I DIDN’T GET TOO FAR

THERE WAS A BLACK MAN ON THE CORNER
HE SAID BOY JUST TURN AWAY
I GOT A GUN HERE IN MY POCKET
AND I WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE AWAY

SO I SHOWED THE MAN YOUR PICTURE
AND I SAID WE HAD A SON
AND I WAS JUST UP HERE FROM TEXAS
I WASN’T HURTIN’ ANYONE

SO I RUN OUT TO THE HIGHWAY
AND I FINALLY CAUGHT A RIDE
WITH SOME WHITE TRASH OUTTA TOWNER
WITH HES WIFE AND KIDS INSIDE

SO I SIT HERE BY THE ROADSIDE
AND I TALK TO YOUR MACHINE
I CAN SEE THE FLAMES A RISIN’
OVER NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

WELL, DON’T GO LOOKIN’ ON YOUR TV
THEY GONNA KEEP ALL THIS DISCREET
THEY WILL NEVER TELL THE SECRETS
OF THE FLAMES IN TENNESSEE

YOU KNOW I HOPE SHE DON’T DISCOVER
THAT THIS ALL WAS JUST A LIE
BUT IF I DON’T GET HOME TO SEE HER
THEN MY HEART WILL SURELY DIE

I WILL SEE YOU IN THE MORNIN’
WHEN THE MOONLIGHT LEAVES THE TREES
BUT I WILL ALWAYS FEEL THE EMBERS
THE NIGHT THEY BURNED DOWN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

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