I have a friend that walks in Tennessee, And I feel that she's a pretty one. She sends me letters and some recipes, And do you know what she has done? Well, she has taken me and made a brand new faith. Oh, love the woman up in Tennessee. How can you go shining like a star? Oh, love the woman up in Tennessee. Are you really what I know you are? Well, I can feel it happening and it feels good, What shall I sing today? Well, it's coming up strong, and it feels like sun. Oh, tell me does it rain? shining like a star? Oh, love the woman up in Tennessee. Are you really what I know you are? Well, I can feel it happening and it feels good, What shall I sing today? Well, it's coming up strong, and it feels like sun. Oh, tell me does it rain? I have her painted in the scenery, Well, I can see her every day. And every day I see her there, But still, a picture ain't the same. I've got to feel the sunlight shining from her eyes, Oh, love the woman up in Tennessee. How can you go shining like a star? Oh, love the woman up in Tennessee. Are you really what I know you are? Are you really what I know you are?