I will see you in the mornin'
   When the moonlight leaves the trees
   But I will always feel the embers
   Of the flames in Tennessee
  
   I was sleepin' when they came knockin'
   They said boy you better leave
   Said South Nashville it's a-rockin '
   And they can't get no relied
  
   So I run to put my pants on
   And I run to get my car
   But the flames were a-risen'
   And I didn't get too far
  
   There was a black man on the corner
   He said boy just turn away
   I got a gun in my pocket
   And I will take your life away
  
   So I showed the man your picture
   And I said we had a son
   And I was just up here from Texas
   I wasn't hurtin' anyone
  
   So I run out to the highway
   And I finally caught a ride
   With some white trash outta-towner
   With his wife and kids inside
  
   So I sit here by the roadside
   And I talk to your machine
   I can see the flames a-raisin'
   Over Nashville, Tennessee
  
   Well, don't go lookin' on your TV
   They gonna keep this all discreet
   They will never tell the secretss
   Of the flames in Tennessee
  
   You know I hope she don't discover
   That this all was just a lie
   but if I don't get home to see her
   Then my heart will surely die
  
   I will see you in the mornin'
   When the moonlight leaves the trees
   But I will always feel the embers
   The night they burned down
   Nashville, Tennessee