When I was just a boy Too young to read or write I listened to my daddy play Music every night He taught me how to strum a chord Sing this song in key He took me for a visit down to Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Tennessee A few years passed me by I had turned eighteen Set off on my own To visit places I ain't seen I came home with no money Just the shoes upon my feet I'm back home but my heart is still in Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee I guess I can't complain About the times I've had I'm sure that the good times Outnumbered all the bad And if I get to choose again The place I long to be I'll choose a house Just a little bit south of Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee I guess I can't complain About the times I've had I'm sure that the good times Outnumbered all the bad And if I get to choose again The place I long to be I'll choose a house Just a little bit south of Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee