Tennessee

Intro

(Oh... yeah...)

Streetcar hummin' down the line...

Verse

I came in on a wave of perfume and lies,

Silk stockings torn from dancin' all night,

Big Daddy's mansion, full of smoke and mendacity,

Sister's eyes like blue fire, burnin' right through me.

Paper lantern swingin', hidin' all the cracks,

Champagne dreams in a shotgun shack,

I depend on the kindness of strangers, honey,

But they all fade when the morning comes runnin'.

Chorus

Tennessee, Tennessee, pull me under,

Hot tin roof, thunder, hearts full of wonder,

Desire named streetcar, ridin' wild and free,

Oh, Tennessee Williams, write my misery.

Tennessee, Tennessee (Tennessee),

Break my heart so sweet (so sweet),

In your Southern storm, I'm lost, I'm found,

Tennessee, swing me 'round.

Verse

Cat on a hot tin roof, scratchin' at the truth,

Mendin' fences with a bottle of gin,

Blanche in the mirror, feathers fallin' loose,

Stanley yellin' "Stella!", echo in the blue.

Faded cotillions, ghosts in white lace,

Poker nights and secrets we can't face,

Belle Reve slippin' through my painted fingers,

One last waltz before the dark man lingers.

Chorus

Tennessee, Tennessee, pull me under,

Hot tin roof, thunder, hearts full of wonder,

Desire named streetcar, ridin' wild and free,

Oh, Tennessee Williams, write my misery.

Tennessee, Tennessee (Tennessee),

Break my heart so sweet (so sweet),

In your Southern storm, I'm lost, I'm found,

Tennessee, swing me 'round (swing me 'round).

Bridge

(Oh, yeah... mmm...)

No more illusions, no more pretty lies,

Just the raw ache in these midnight skies,

Take me to the river, wash this fever clean,

In your tragic poetry, darlin', I've been...

Chorus

Tennessee, Tennessee, pull me under (pull me under),

Hot tin roof, thunder (thunder), hearts full of wonder,

Desire named streetcar (streetcar), ridin' wild and free,

Oh, Tennessee Williams (Williams), write my misery.

Tennessee, Tennessee (Tennessee),

Break my heart so sweet (so sweet),

In your Southern storm, I'm lost, I'm found,

Tennessee, swing me 'round.

Outro

Swing me 'round... (oh, Tennessee...)

Yeah... (Tennessee...)