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Tennessee

Unreleased | 2002

“Tennessee” is one of Taylor’s many unreleased songs. She wrote it alone about her dream of wanting to live in Tennessee.
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Background and Lyrical Theme

Not much is known about “Tennessee.” The song was written when Taylor was 12 or 13 years old about wanting to move to Tennessee. At the time, she was still living in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

The song was featured on her Volume Two Demo CD (from 2003) that is in circulation.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Standing on a street somewhere I don’t wanna be
In a town that’s made of stone
Some bad directions must have me here by mistake
‘Cause this sure ain’t what I call home

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Let me close my eyes for a second
See if I can get out of here, and

[Chorus]
Let my hair hang down, and I can feel the golden sun
And watch a pickup truck drive by
And I wanna tell the world how good it is to be right here
But I don’t, I just sit under this tree
And I’m in Tennessee

[Verse 2]
Standing on a road leading to a barn
With a cat named Eloise
Later on, we’ll all go fishing in the pond
But all we’ll catch is just a summer breeze

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Let me close my eyes for a second
See if I can stay right here, and

[Chorus]
Let my hair hang down, and I can feel the golden sun
And watch a pickup truck drive by
And I wanna tell the world how good it is to be right here
But I don’t, I just sit under this tree
And I’m in Tennessee

[Bridge]
When the pond is gone
And Eloise floats away
I find myself staring at the same old day
I need to go back, back to where I feel so free
Well, it looks like I’m going back to Tennessee

[Final Chorus]
I let my hair hang down, and I can feel the golden sun
And watch a pickup truck drive by
And I wanna tell the world how good it is to be right here
But I don’t, I just sit under this tree
Just me and Eloise
And I’m in Tennessee

General Information
ArtistTaylor Swift
StatusUnreleased
Written2002-2003
GenreCountry
Length3:35
SongwriterTaylor Swift
Demo Audio