John Anderson - Down In Tennessee

John Anderson - Down In Tennessee (WITH LYRICS),From The Album
Tokyo,Oklahoma 1985

I talked to your sister last night on the telephone
You know she always thought pretty well of me
She said that the wedding went fine and you were up in New York on your
honeymoon
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee

I got that letter you wrote, it tore me up
But I don't have anyone to blame but me
I had it all for a while but like everything else, I messed it up
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee

It's blue tonight and getting bluer
But I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
I'm so down, in Tennessee

I hope you're happy with him, he's a lucky man
I hope he gives you that home and family
I just want to say if by chance you are ever this way, look me up
I'll be down, in Tennessee

It's blue tonight and getting bluer
But I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
I'm so down, in Tennessee
I'm so down, in Tennessee
I'm gonna be down, in Tennessee

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[chemicull]

My fav John Anderson album. Cassete is long gone (

[davel8n]

from a songwriters point of view, its the greatest. I love the double meanings. Down in Tenn, as in down in the dumps, and down as in south of her in New York. In the state that I deserve to be, state of mind, and state of Tenn. Other doubles, listen for them, enjoy,

[weslyjames]

@rdjones92 I am 45 my friend. These were some of the earler songs that brought me to country music in the first place.

[rdjones92]

@weslyjames Wesly, I remember the same thing. We may be around the same age with some of the same experiences. The exact same thing that this song speaks about happened to me. Although not in Tennessee.

[marianne31745]

I will be down in Georgia. When will I ever be happy?

[awilson355]

just discovered this song by John Anderson.....every song I find by him is better than the last!

[weslyjames]

Takes me back to cutting the grass when I was a teenager listing to this tape in my walkman. Now tonight i just smile as I drift back in time thinking about all the life I have lived between that time and now.

[wdeatonjr]

I dont ever remember liking an artist so much his voice and yes this song I caught every dxouble meaning !

[kawey]

The pride of apopka,florida

[PeteplaysaBACH]

I'll never forget you, One day we'll meet in Tennessee. Still love you after all these years even though your so far away.

[tjdinfl]

I can remember like it was yesterday, carrying this cassette into my best friends house (Where my new bride and I went for dinner) and saying..."Hey man, have you heard John's new record"...that's what we called him..."John". Well, he IS from Florida! And so are we! We sat in my friends house and listened to this as intently as we ever listened to any album we ever listened to (Yes, including Hank Jr)

"I got that letter you wrote...it tore me up! But, I don't have anyone to blame but me!

[luokus]

"like everything else, I messed it up"