Cumberland River I hear you calling my name Telling me I should have never tried to roam Big Smoky Mountains There’s nothing else quite the same Your memory is calling me back home
Tennessee, you’re a lady And you’re always gonna stay a part of me You’re a kind and gentle lady And I never will forget you, Tennessee
I took the highway, I had to follow my dreams And like a fool I let them take me far away I miss your sunrise, I miss your cool mountain streams And lady I’ll come back to you someday
Tennessee, you’re a lady And you’re always gonna stay a part of me You’re a kind and gentle lady And I never will forget you, Tennessee
I’ve seen the world now I’ve learned to sing my own song But I still see your face in every town Thought I’d forget you But now I know I was wrong You’re the closest thing to heaven that I’ve found
Tennessee, you’re a lady And you’re always gonna stay a part of me You’re a kind and gentle lady And I never will forget you, Tennessee
Tennessee, you’re a lady And you’re always gonna stay a part of me You’re a kind and gentle lady And I never will forget you, Tennessee No, I never will forget you Tennessee