Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Shawn Colvin
Canonical path: /shawn-colvin/tennessee
Related lyric paths: 6
Video embedded: yes
Lyric guide
Tennessee
Read Tennessee lyrics by Shawn Colvin on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Reference snapshot
The page facts to cite before the commentary
Use this page for the lyric text, linked artist context, and any LyroVerse editor's note attached to the song. Listener comments remain user-generated and should not be treated as the primary source.
Lyrics
Tennessee
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
I got a cool head doin' alright
But I been up here so long I was starving
For some hot spells, summer lights
Shinin' on your back roads
Tennessee
Somebody hit me hard
Right in my own backyard
Somebody put a hope lock on my heart
Runnin' down your back roads
Tennessee
Oh you got the banjos
And they play real slow
Not to me, not to me
I never heard such rock and roll
As on your back roads
Tennessee
Now I know you're not to blame
But you know that you should have
told me
That I would never be the same
After riding down your back roads
Tennessee
Somebody held me tight
Somebody tried to fight
Somebody raced out in the night
Runnin' down your back roads
Tennessee
Oh you kissed the soul of a rebel
In a Yankee girl
You got to me
I heard you callin' 'round the world
From your back roads
Tennessee
I saw somebody standin'
In a field with a crutch
Behind his rich southern daddy
With a Midas touch
They said be outta here by sundown
They said good luck
You might say I was the stranger
Who knew too much
Somebody took a hope lock from my heart
And threw it down your back roads
Tennessee
Oh you feel the north wind blow
That's only me
I want to hear some rock and roll
On your back roads
Tennessee
I'm not the bad city girl
Come down to rape you
I'm not the hometown queen
Who wants to save you
I heard you callin' to my soul
From your back roads
Tennessee
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
Who performs "Tennessee"?
Shawn Colvin performs "Tennessee", and this lyric page sits inside the Shawn Colvin catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Tennessee"?
Yes. The related section below points to Evening Is a Little Boy and Hold On To The Good Things with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by Shawn Colvin?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through Shawn Colvin's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Tennessee yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.