When I was a boy I didn't know nothin', Didn't have a care in the world, I had innocence and ignorance of things, I wish I still did not know. But no matter how far these songs take me, If my dreams come true oh the heart aches break me, No matter where I make my bed, I long for you. Tenn - ess - ee Tenn - ess - ee I was born here and raised here 'nd I will make my grave here, It's home, Tenn - essee We've all got a story frozen in time, People and places, livin' and dyin' The heart beats and breathe and just tryin' To make sense of it all I am the second born of my mother and father He's a lion hearted man, she's a Jesus lovin' woman And no matter how far I roam I always belong (To) Tenn - ess - ee Tenn - ess - ee I was born here and raised here 'nd I will make my grave here, It's home, Tenn - essee It's not just geography, it's a part of me, the air I breathe. And we've got a history, and the blood runs through. Tenn - ess - ee Tenn - ess - ee Tenn - ess - ee I was born here and raised here 'nd I will make my grave here, It's home, Tenn - essee