Last Night in Knoxville

Last Night in Knoxville Tennessee
I laid down with a lady not quite like me
Embraced her magic, ignored her pain
I felt the sunshine, I felt the rain

There were too many things I really didn't know
The smile on her face was just for show
Deaf, dumb, and blind, nothing bothered me

But then things didn't go the way I thought they would
No fairy tale endings like in Hollywood
Hey, Hallelujah, I loved her so
It's all right, I'm OK, I want you to know

On the banks of the Tennessee
The river runs muddy like the soul in me
The tracks run beside, there's a lonesome train
It rumbles through my mind, right through my brain

I stumble on the floor, keep my fears in tow
I stare out at the window at the one's below
And I count the minutes, oh so endlessly

You see life doesn't always go the way it should
I'd change a lot of things if I thought I could
Hey, I didn't fool you, I think you know
That time was running out on our show

I know I'd make you smile if only for a while
But I know that you won't come back to me
Don't know what's right, not sure what's wrong
There's still time to sing my song
And if it's slightly out of my best key,
It just won't bother me
Hey, hey, hey

Last night in Knoxville Tennessee
Remembering a lady not quite like me
I miss her magic, I felt her pain
I miss the sunshine, I miss the rain

I know these lonely sheets so well
Oh, what these empty rooms could tell
But it ain't no use, it ain't no mystery

You see life doesn't always go the way it should
I'd change a lot of things if I thought I could
Hey, I didn't fool you, I think you know
That time was running out on our show

But then things didn't go the way I thought they would
No fairy tale endings like in Hollywood
Hey, Hallelujah, I loved her so
It's all right, I'm OK, I want you to know

I wan't you to know