i tried to tell you but i couldnt find a word maybe i did and you misunder stood i guess i thought it better for never we should be i waited too long now im bound for tennes see theres no use wonderin things are never what they seem no sense in turning round looking back won t change a thing that ship is sailing its gone out on the sea i waited too long now im bound for tennessee and when i am gone even long gone better yeah i won t forget you hear your voice in my head i missed my chance to tell you how much you meant to me i waited too long now im bound for tennessee promised not to call you and i won t write you anymore i lived that good life isnt that what livins for its not the going its the staying that worries me cause i waited too long now im bound for tennessee yes we waited too long