Down in Tennessee
Heartache in the South: Down in Tennessee
Lyrics
I talked to your sister last night on the telephone
Talking to your sister on the telephone last night.
You know she always thought pretty well of me
Your sister always had a positive opinion of the speaker.
She said that the wedding went fine
Confirmation of the wedding going well.
And you were up in New York on your honeymoon
You, the listener, were on your honeymoon in New York.
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee
Expressing the current emotional state: "Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee."
I got that letter you wrote, it tore me up
Referencing a letter received, acknowledging responsibility for the situation.
But I don't have anyone to blame but me
Accepting blame for the outcome of the relationship.
I had it all for a while but like everything else
Had everything for a while, but personal actions led to its demise.
I messed it up
The speaker acknowledges personal mistakes: "I messed it up."
Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee
Reiteration of the emotional state: "Tonight I'm down, in Tennessee."
It's blue tonight and gettin' bluer
Describing the emotional atmosphere as "blue."
But I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Acknowledging the current state as deserved: "I'm in the state that I deserve to be."
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
Expressing pessimism about the future without the listener: "Without you, I just can't see things ever looking up for me."
I'm so down, in Tennessee
Reiteration of being emotionally down in Tennessee.
I hope you're happy with him, he's a lucky man
Wishing happiness for the listener with someone else.
I hope he gives you that home and family
Expressing hope for a happy life with a new partner.
I just want to say if by chance you are ever this way, look me up
Open invitation for the listener to reconnect if they come back to the speaker's location.
I'll be down, in Tennessee
Reiteration of being emotionally down in Tennessee, emphasizing a potential meeting if the listener returns.
It's blue tonight and getting bluer
Repeating the emotional state as "blue."
I'm in the state that I deserve to be
Reaffirmation that the speaker is where they deserve to be emotionally.
Without you I just can't see things ever looking up for me
Reiteration of pessimism about the future without the listener.
I'm so down, in Tennessee
Repetition of being emotionally down in Tennessee.
I'm so down, in Tennessee
Reaffirmation of the speaker's emotional state.
I'm gonna be down,
Anticipation or declaration of being emotionally down in Tennessee in the future.
in Tennessee
Reiteration of the speaker's emotional state in Tennessee.
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