Piece of Paradise Called Tennessee

There must be a slice of heaven missing

A little must have fallen from the sky

How else can you explain that feeling you obtain

Just south of Kentucky and west of the Caroline

And the beauty of the mountains and the rivers

Flowing through the valley emerald green

We'll steal your heart away and make you want to stay

Nowhere can compare that I have ever seen

And the angels hover over Tennessee

And the stars form a shining canopy

And the moonshine in the hills where you'll never find those stills

And the hound dogs all sing in harmony

And the music's found a home in Tennessee

And it reaches out and touches you and me

And the rest of the world just wishes they could be this piece of paradise

No place half as nice

This piece of paradise called Tennessee

Whenever life starts getting to me and all my problems decide to appear

I remember how I felt when I was someplace else and I thank God that I can be right here

'Cause this ol' world is certainly not a perfect place

Everywhere you go you find that old rat race

And I've been all around and it's the best place I have found

The closest thing to heaven down here on the ground