If you love somebody enough Follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis If you need somebody enough Go where your heart want to go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I know if you've seen her you'd tell me 'cause you are my friend I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in If you tell me that she ain't here I'll just follow a trail of her tears And that's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis Used to get mad when she'd say She'd come back to Memphis some day That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten one bite Slept for three days and nights That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I've got to find her and tell her that I love her so I just can't rest 'til I find out why she had to go Thank you for your precious time Forgive me if I start to cry That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis

If you love somebody enough You'll follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis If you love somebody enough You'll go where your heart wants to go That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I know if you'd seen her you'd tell me cause you are my friend I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in And if you tell me she's not here You can follow the trail of my tears That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis She'd get mad and she used to say She'd come back to Memphis someday That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten a bite Or slept for three days and nights That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis I've got to find her and tell her that I love her so I'll never rest til I find out why she had to go So thank you for your precious time Forgive me if I start to cry That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis That's how I got to Memphis

If you love somebody enough you'll follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis If you love somebody enough you'll go where your heart wants to go That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis I know if you'd seen her you'd tell me cause you are my friend I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in And if you tell me she' not here you can follow the trail of my tears That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis She'd get mad and she used to say that she'd come back to Memphis some day That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten a bite or slept for three days and nights That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis I've got to find her and tell her that I love her so I'll never rest till I find out why she had to go So thank you for your precious time forgive me if I start to cryin' That's how I got to Memphis that's how I got to Memphis

Let me tell ya, Where I come from It's grits and gravy Not champagne caviar Got a pick up truck This ain't no mercedes That's who we are Ohhhhh (Yeah I wouldn't change a thing) I ain't no saint Sometimes a sinner And I can't tell you why But I get up every morning Thank the man above (Ohhhh wooo my life is good) Let me tell ya how good Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old Like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the sound of a crowd American Flag it makes me proud, Thats how I like it - wooooooooo aa Listen now Ain't no cell phone towers You won't catch me online Workin with my hands for hours That's how I spend my time And I don't stand in line for coffee It ain't my cup of tea Out here in the country We got everything we need Oooooh woooooooooo Yeah Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old Like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the sound of a crowd American Flag makes me proud, Thats how I like it Ohhhhhhh Wooooooo Thats how I like it (Whistle) Like my women HOT and my beer ice cold A real fast car and my whiskey old Like a slow drive down an old dirt road That's how I like it I like to turn my music way up loud Ain't nothing better than the Skynyrd crowd American Flag it makes me proud, Thats how I like it Thats why we like it Thats how I like it Woooooo Mmmmmm Yeahhhhh

I grew up with reverence for the red, white, and blue Spoke of God and liberty, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance Learned love of country from my own family Some shivered and prayed, approaching the beaches of Normandy The flag waves high and that's how it should be So many lives given and taken in the name of freedom But the story's complicated and hard to read Pages of the book obscured or torn out completely I am a son of Uncle Sam And I struggle to understand the good and evil But I'm doing the best I can In a place built on stolen land with stolen people Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco A misnamed people and a kidnapped race Laws may change but we can't erase the scars of a nation Of children devalued and disavowed Displaced by greed and the arrogance of Manifest Destiny Short-sighted to say it was a long time ago Not even two lifetimes have passed since the days of Lincoln The sins of Andrew Jackson, the shame of Jim Crow And time moves slow when the tragedies are beyond description I am a son of Uncle Sam And I struggle to understand the good and evil But I'm doing the best I can In a place built on stolen land with stolen people We are more than the sum of our parts All these broken homes and broken hearts God will you keep us wherever we go? Will you forgive us for where we've been? We Americans Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar I've been to every state, and seen shore to shore The still open wounds of the Civil War Watched blind hatred bounce back and forth Seen vile prejudice both in the south and the north And accountability is hard to impose On ghosts of ancestors haunting the halls of our conscience But the path of grace and goodwill is still here For those of us who may be considered among the living I am a son of God and man And I may never understand the good and evil But I dearly love this land Because of, and in spite of, we the people We are more than the sum of our parts All these broken bones and broken hearts God will you keep us wherever we go? Can you forgive us for where we've been? We Americans We Americans Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory

I don't write 'cause I don't think I don't have a need to speak I don't see the bright side, quite as clear Accolades and happy days They don't ever last Stories of courage clouded up with fear In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat From victory,I accept defeat Waxy green and yellow walls Outside my windows fall Covering the light I thought I'd see Am I sad or am I sick? What's at the root of it? Do I throw my hands and quit? Something tells me, no In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat From victory, I accept defeat Worries on all sides of my mind In silence, my darkness is denied In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat And from victory, I accept defeat From victory I accept defeat

If I get murdered in the city Don't go revenging in my name One person dead from such is plenty No need to go get locked away When I leave your arms The things that I think of No need to get over alarmed I'm coming home I wonder which brother is better Which one our parents love the most I sure did get in lots of trouble They seemed to let the other go A tear fell from my father's eyes I wondered what my dad would say He said, "I love you and I'm proud of you both In so many different ways" If I get murdered in the city Go read the letter in my desk Don't bother with all my belongings But pay attention to the list Make sure my sister knows I loved her Make sure my mother knows the same Always remember there was nothing worth sharing Like the love that let us share our name Always remember there was nothing worth sharing Like the love that let us share our name

Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place I lied to the doctor I lied to my lover I wanna make amends But where do I start? Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself Tell the truth I can make my mother, my father, my sister, my brother My lover, my neighbor, my friends, all happy Give of myself whatever they ask But without this single truth, it is only emptiness that I cast A happiness that will not last But I'm not here for that For what does happiness help Without this simple truth given to thyself? I was the coward I did strangle your heart I wanna make amends But where do I start? Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place Tell the truth to yourself And the rest will fall in place

When my body won't hold me anymore And it finally lets me free Will I be ready? When my feet won't walk another mile And my lips give their last kiss goodbye Will my hands be steady when I lay down my fears, my hopes, and my doubts? The rings on my fingers, and the keys to my house With no hard feelings When the sun hangs low in the west And the light in my chest won't be kept held at bay any longer When the jealousy fades away And it's ash and dust for cash and lust And it's just hallelujah And love in thought, love in the words Love in the songs they sing in the church And no hard feelings Lord knows, they haven't done much good for anyone Kept me afraid and cold With so much to have and hold Mmm, hmm When my body won't hold me anymore And it finally lets me free Where will I go? Will the trade winds take me south through Georgia grain? Or tropical rain? Or snow from the heavens? Will I join with the ocean blue? Or run into a savior true? And shake hands laughing And walk through the night, straight to the light Holding the love I've known in my life And no hard feelings Lord knows, they haven't done much good for anyone Kept me afraid and cold With so much to have and hold Under the curving sky I'm finally learning why It matters for me and you To say it and mean it too For life and its loveliness And all of its ugliness Good as it's been to me I have no enemies I have no enemies I have no enemies I have no enemies

Regret for every step I took From Fisher Road to Hollywood Feelin' bad and actin' good Never was content It was hostel moves and hotel rooms Watch my friends promote their dooms From Pontiac to Newport News Nothin' made much sense And I had to leave a few behind When they replaced the apple wine With cocaine and codeine pills I knew I was done And I didn't really say goodbye They'll walk their path and I'll walk mine I will find other ways To tear my body down I am staying here with you I've done all I know to do They say "stand up straight and take your eyes Off the wooden floor" No, I didn't find what I was looking for Still I had to go From Fisher Road to Hollywood Still I had to go From Fisher Road to Hollywood They taught some bigger words to me At the university Only it's a curse to speak Without some regard For the ones I'm talking to Do I sound like a friend to you Do we even speak the same Language anymore I am staying here with you I've done all I know to do They say "stand up straight and take your eyes Off the ballroom floor" Of course I didn't find what I was looking for Still I had to go From Fisher Road to Hollywood Still I had to go Still I had to go From Fisher Road to Hollywood