Lyrics Robert Earl Keen – Leavin’ Tennessee
Text:
The sun is settin’
On our time living here
You’ve lost the will
I’ve lost the heart
While the coast is still clear
Cause we won’t make it after dawn
We can cash in our chips
And pack up the car
Lock up the door
And hide the key
The only two things that mean anything to me
Are loving you
And leaving Tennessee
Silver eagles fly down streets paved with gold
Stars keep shining through the dawn
Anything you can dream of to hold
You can have here for a song
But there’s a song tonight
That’s riding the wind
I’m the words
And you’re the melody
The only two things that mean anything to me
Are loving you
And leaving Tennessee
It’s just the two of us
All out on our own
That’s the way it ought to be
The only two things that mean anything to me
Are loving you
We can call up all our friends on the phone
Tell them that someday we’ll return
First, we have to start to make a new home
We have one last bridge to burn
Lay your head down and we’ll drive
Through the night
And in the morning light you’re gonna see
The only things that mean anything to me
Are loving you
And leaving Tennessee
The only things that mean anything to me
Are loving you
And leaving Tennessee
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Robert Earl Keen – Robert Earl Keen - West Textures
