[Chorus]
Runnin' on Tennessee time
Runnin' on Tennessee time
There's a tap on my window
There's a ring at my door
And I'll answer in Tennessee time

[Verse 1]
Houston's a hard town, New York's not for mine
Every town I drift through, I just can't unwind
New Orleans' hustle keeps a woman down
Waters so high, I can't touch the ground

[Chorus]
Runnin' on Tennessee time
Runnin' on Tennessee time
There's a tap on my window
There's a ring at my door
And I'll answer in Tennessee time

[Verse 2]
Thought there'd be something in those bright lights
But all I got was lonely sleepless nights
Now I know what I didn't know back then
When I get to Tennessee, I'll never leave again
[Chorus]
Runnin' on Tennessee time
Runnin' on Tennessee time
There's a tap on my window
There's a ring at my door
And I'll answer in Tennessee time

[Chorus]
Runnin' on Tennessee time
Runnin' on Tennessee time
There's a tap on my window
There's a ring at my door
And I'll answer in Tennessee time