I might say things differently than the other people out here But when I was young, Johnny taught me to love where I came from with no fear And what I would give to run through the trees in that Tennessee breeze again It's not just land and dirt, it's where we learned to love the hearts of one another And all through the night we chased the light of those fireflies Just like our dreams, somewhere in the depths of my ancient mind I'm just trying to make sense of it all But how can I expect to go out without a place to fall back on? Because you'll never know Just what you've seen Until you come home again So I'll live out my dreams But forever for Tennessee Oh, I love me some Tennessee And all through the night we chased the light of those fireflies Just like our dreams, somewhere in the depths of my ancient mind I'm just trying to make sense of it all But how can I expect to go out without a place to fall back on? Because you'll never know Just what you've seen Until you come home again So I'll live out my dreams But forever for Tennessee Oh, I love me some Tennessee Forever I owe my mind and my heart and my soul to Tennessee 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 The mountains and the rivers and the cities and the dark magnolia green So I owe my gratitude, my fortitude, my attitude towards life the way it is Pulsing, thinking, weary hours Dreaming of my time spent homeward Pulsing, thinking, weary hours Dreaming of my time spent homeward Pulsing, thinking, weary hours Dreaming of my time spent homeward Pulsing, thinking, weary hours Dreaming of my time spent homeward Tennessee, Tennessee Tennessee, Tennessee