They say this lasts forever
That's just what I'm afraid of
I've never danced like this again
She smiles like the Georgia summer
She laughs with the sound of thunder
I wanna dance like this again
Oh, I'm not the marrying kind
I've said it a thousand times
But I've never danced like this before
She's got the prettiest shoes
And I love the way she moves
I wanna dance like this again
I was free and far from home
I was young and on my own
I was blind as I could be
Thinking love was not for me
'Til the night I met
That girl named Tennessee
Lights came down and the room spun slow
Started saying she had to go
Don't go baby, I didn't get your name
She said, "Don't worry. I did not say."
Oh she danced away with my heart and soul
Who she was I will never know
Danced away with my hopes and dreams
That sweet girl from Tennessee
Oh I was free and far from home
I was young and on my own
I was blind as I can be
Thinking love was not for me
'Til the night I met
That girl named Tennessee