you might call it sad confusion you might even call it off but once you called me more than just your friend now there s more to what i m thinkin than the mississippi line and tennessee is not the state i m in you called me up at midnight to explain your whereabouts i should ve seen your love was coming to an end and as you called from longer distances i began to have my doubts still tennessee is not the state i m in no tennessee is not the state i m in satisfied is not the way i ve been i can feel my world turning as i watch the bottle spin still tennessee is not the state i m in well i could stand out on that highway trying to make that nashville scene but i think i ve stretched my luck a little thin so i walk the streets of memphis but i ll have you understand that tennessee is not the state i m in no tennessee s not the state i m in and down to earth is not the place i ve been i can feel my world turning as i watch the bottle spin still tennessee is not the state i m in no tennessee is not the state i m in