Tennessee River Run - Darryl Worley

I was born across the river In the mountains where I call home Lord, times were good there Don't know why I ever roamed, woah Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We get together anytime we can Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We play together in Mother Nature's band Me and my woman's done made our plans On the Tennessee river, walkin' hand in hand Gonna raise a family, Lord, settle down Where peace and love can still be found Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We get together anytime we can Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We play together in Mother Nature's band Oh, Tennessee river Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We get together anytime we can Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We play together in Mother Nature's band Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We get together anytime we can Oh, Tennessee river and a mountain man We play together in Mother Nature's band Oh, Tennessee river

I was waltzing with my darlin' To the Tennesse waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced him to my loved one And while they were waltzing My friend stole my sweetheart from me I remember the night And the Tennessee waltz Now I know just how much I have lost Yes, I lost my little darlin' The night they were playing The beautiful Tennessee waltz I was waltzing with my darlin' To the Tennesse waltz When an old friend I happened to see I introduced him to my loved one And while they were waltzing My friend stole my sweetheart from me I remember the night And the Tennessee waltz Now I know just how much I have lost Yes, I lost my little darlin' The night they were playing The beautiful Tennessee waltz

A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees As i lean against a hickory I close my eyes and I can almost see The ghostly forms of blue and gray And I can almost hear the cannons blast Standin' in the prescence of the past The first few waves came cheerin' Fear and hatred runnin' through their blood When the day was finally over Those left wadin' through a crimson flood To think I could be right here In the spot where some young soldier breathed his last Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the sun was settin' Looked like the South had won Now my mouth's as dry as cotton And my heart is beatin' fast Standin' in the prescence of the past Sunrise caught the rebels sleepin' and they woke To hear a Yankee bugle blow Bullets flew like angry hornets Till the peach tree blossoms drifted down like snow It must have been like hell on earth What happened here is more than we can grasp Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother fightin' brother Father fightin' son By the time the smoke had lifted They knew the North had won Lord my soul feels empty As my tears fall on this grass Standin' in the prescence of the past Brother killin' brother Father slayin' son From the looks of this old graveyard Hell nobody really won Somethin's changed inside me It sure can happen fast Standin' in the prescence of the past A mist halos the meadow and a soft wind Breathes a whisper through the trees