My Tennessee Hills

When all my dreams have been shattered And the fabric of life comes undone When it seems like nothing matters And all of my good times are gone There's a place that I've kept sheltered From the sight of my sorrow and shame Though it's years since I beheld her She still calls my name I'll go home, I'll go home Where the wild shadows roam And the dawn over mountaintops spills Where the deer pause in flight On the edge of the night I'll go home to my Tennessee hills I'll go home to my Tennessee hills When all my vows have been broken And my wild heart can't be tamed When I've loved and lost once too often And failure is my middle name There's a place that holds forgiveness And the promise of peace in despair When I'm down to my last witness I'll be going there I'll go home, I'll go home Where the wild shadows roam And the dawn over mountaintops spills Where the deer pause in flight On the edge of the night I'll go home to my Tennessee hills I'll go home to my Tennessee hills