Susannah is a C chord, behind a gentle beat She has a kind of sadness She's simple and she's sweet While we're out in other towns Trying to make these strangers weep She's holding it down She's not pretending She's not pretending that she'll change the world Or the way that others think She's holding it down in her hometown And she's pouring the perfect drink She's not prepared to stay forever She's just not saying when she'll go But one day you'll get to Gainesville She won't be there and then you'll know Susannah is a C chord, behind a gentle beat She has a kind of sadness She's simple and she's sweet While we're out in other towns Trying to make these strangers weep She's holding it down She's not pretending