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I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
Tennessee is where I gotta be
I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
‘Caus my sweetheart’s waiting by that Tennessee Christmas tree

I had layover in Tuscon Arizona
Sleeping by the road in a sack
Hitched a ride with a rover
To Tulsa Oklahoma
Never thought I’d find my way back

Got into a ruckus
With a cowboy in Nantucket
I spent the night locked in the can
I met a hustler from Miami
On his way to Cincinnati
Told me, ‘Son, you’re gonna need a better plan!’

Oh the road is just so lonesome darling
So I keep singing my song
‘Caus I gotta make Christmas in sweet old Tennessee

I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
Tennessee is where I gotta be
I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
‘Caus my sweetheart’s waiting by that Tennessee Christmas tree

I caught a ride to San Diego
Inside a winnebago
It broke down on the 101
Now I’m sipping a Corona
On my way to Pensacola
Walking underneath the Tallahassee sun

I tried to swim across the bayou
And ran into a guy who
Told me that he knew the way
So now I'm eating jambalaya
Saying prayers to my messiah
Swimming circles out in Matagorda Bay

Oh the road is just so lonesome darling,
So I keep singing my song
‘Caus I gotta make Christmas in sweet old Tennessee

I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
Tennessee is where i gotta be
I gotta get back to Tennessee for Christmas
‘Caus my sweetheart’s waiting by that Tennessee Christmas tree

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from Tennessee Christmas, released December 1, 2019

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