Tennessee
Allan Rayman Lyrics

Take me down, my Tennessee
I want to go to Tennessee

I'm high and dry, don't follow me
I'm alone and don't need anyone to follow me

Love me twice, then run from me
A warning to those who fall in love with him, they will eventually leave

Well, this boy, he needs no company
He prefers to be alone.

This life is sharp like Pittsburgh steel
Life is tough

Another dart with my piss-warm ale
Another drink to forget reality

No company needed (don't need it)
Being alone is preferred.

I find comfort on my own thought
He finds solace in his own thoughts

I'm through with palm reading, no, no
He no longer believes in fate.

It couldn't give me what I don't got
It couldn't tell him what he needed to know.

I don't want a lifestyle like you, not me
He doesn't want to live like others.

Well, I'm a simple kind of man with a simple kind of plan
He has simple aspirations.

Like to keep it lowkey
He prefers a low-profile lifestyle.

This is my time, my money
He values his time and money.

I'll spend it how I want, son
He will use his resources however he pleases.

This is my drink, my lungs
He is in charge of his own life and can make his own decisions.

I'll die when I want, son
He will live life on his own terms.

And don't follow me
He doesn't want anyone to follow his path.

I don't see eye to eye with society
He doesn't agree with society's norms and values.

And I'm a lost boy, forever young
He feels lost, and like he hasn't grown up.

Don't expect an apology
He doesn't regret his actions.

She loves me still
His girl still loves him

And I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why
He's not sure why she loves him

My girl, she loves me still
His girl still loves him

She want a James Dean rebel, white shirt, blue jeans
She wants a bad-boy type.

Damn, Lana Del Rey, look what you've done to these teens
Lana Del Rey's influence on pop culture has created unrealistic romantic expectations.

Well this is something for the fathers who don't know better
A message to fathers to protect their daughters from bad influences

(Goodnight, daddy)
The father needs to have some control over his daughter's romantic life.

Your girl's falling for the bad guy
His girl is falling for him even though he's a 'bad guy'.

It's all because she don't know better
She doesn't know what's good for her.

So get the shotgun ready, y'all
He's jokingly saying that he knows how fathers feel, they want to protect their daughters.

This a different type of go-getter
He's going in his own direction, and it's unconventional.

There's something rotten in Denmark
There's something wrong in this situation.

When the punks are getting bold with her
The 'bad boys' are getting confident.

Oh, I'm no good, I'm no good, not me, not me
He knows he's not a good influence.

Please don't follow
He doesn't want people to follow him.