Tennessee

Tennessee                                             November 8, 2005

From mile high mountains in the East

To Graceland and the mighty Miss'sipp' in the West,

In Nashville, sounds of country music resonate in the heart,

And in a broad land where trainers trot out walking horses for show,

You know that is the land of Southern enchantment.

Lord, but only a land as unique as this

Could harbor a dry county in which resides a whiskey distillery.

Still, this strange land is nothing if not extraordinary.

Brave men from this land have marched

To the front lines for our country voluntarily.

Three presidents have called this place, this Tennessee, their home.

And to add to that, I proudly proclaim Tennessee home sweet home to me.