Harper Simon

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Harper Simon - Tennessee

 

Howdy
I?m gonna tell you a story
Most of it is true
It goes back to my early memory
And maybe it will show you
Why I do the things I do
I was born in New York City
But my mom?s from Tennessee

Tennessee?
A little town called Newport
Where the folks don?t grow too tall
And they don?t grow too short
It?s a place of moderation, common sense, and decency
Well it?s nothing like the way I am
But it?s how I?m gonna be

Oh, but on a serious note
I believe I left my cell phone in my coat
They are riding in a taxi down to 7th Street and D
And that?s a long way from Newport, Tennessee

Howdy again
To continue my story
On my educational road to glory
I was kicked out of a school, or two, or maybe it was three
I got mostly incompletes, but in math I bought a C

I bought a C?
And then I rambled around
Drove my car from Slumberville to Lonesome Town
Joined a band, but it didn?t go
So I booked some time on Nashville?s Music Row

Hush now
Everybody get low down
I don?t want no electric guitars in the background
I?m trying to concentrate on how you find serenity
When you?re born in New York City,
But your mom?s from Tennessee
And I got issues
Hell, I got pain
There?s a lot I can?t remember
Even more I can?t explain
No it don?t make much sense to me
Still I?m proud my mama comes from Tennessee
Yes I?m proud my mama comes from Tennessee