tennessee

One night at the local bar with my best friend

And my best friend's guitar

We played a couple songs for fun

And a record man, he said, here's my card

Give me a call, let's make you a star

I said, I don't know if I'm the one

So he sent a couple planes to Tennessee

Said we'll take good care of you, just wait and see

We're gonna take you somewhere good

I said I can do anything I want

Just like I can do anything I should

He said it's like nothing else in the world

And he's right, except for the girl

Then he sat me down in a chair

And said we're gonna cut off all that hair

I said that's the only thing that stays

He said you've got to change your style

I said I keep that in mind But this is not the

Time or place

Then he took me to a meeting with his friends

I smiled and nodded and shook hands

They said, we're gonna take you somewhere good

I said, I can do anything I want

Just like I can do anything I should

They said, it's like nothing else in the world

And they're right, except for the girl

Then they played me all the tracks

And they all just sounded flat

But it's not that they're not good

They said we're gonna make you the best

I said I'm tired, I need some rest

I'll get back to you, I think I should

Then I went back to Tennessee

I got on a plane with a bottle of Jim Beam

And went somewhere good

I can do anything I want

Just like I can do anything I should

It's like nothing else in the world

And they're right

Except for the girl back