TN / i always knew

(album: Forward / Slash - 2022)

If you ever come to Tenessee
I'd love to show you around
Introduce you to all the previous versions of me
And be your personal tour guide through my hometown

FaceTime just doesn't do this justice
I want to hold you in my arms

So please, wait for me for a few more months
It'll be over before you know it
And long-distance is hard, but it isn't as strong as us

I don't mean to sound naive
I just know I can't love you unless you let me
So if you're willing to wait this out
And take a trip to the deep south
I'll show you why so many songs are about Tenessee

If we ever get the chance to meet
I think I'll kiss you on the spot
Stop being so scared of what might be
And instead, be scared of what might not

FaceTime just doesn't do us justice
I've got to hold you in my arms

So please, wait for me for a few more months
It'll be over before you know it
And long-distance is hard, but it isn't as strong as us

I don't mean to sound naive
I just know that I can't love you unless you let me
So if you're willing to wait this out
And take a trip to the deep south
I'll show you why so many songs are about Tenessee

If my fears come to fruition
And this ends before you can visit me
I still hope one day you'll go on your own
I don't need to see you see it
I know that you'll love Tennessee
You'll agree, the sky is just as big here
As it is at home

But please, wait for me
For just a few more months
It'll be over before we know it
And long-distance is hard, but is it stronger than us?

I don't mean to be naive
I know I can't love you unless you let me
But if you try to wait this out
I'll book you a flight to the deep south
And show you why I wrote this song about Tenessee

Maybe I always knew it wasn't gonna last
The inconvenient truth is you can't love someone into loving you back
So even if I didn't always know, I probably should have

Maybe I always knew it was gonna end like this
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
So even if I didn't always know, I definitely should have

Hindsight's 20-20
I should have known the ending before it ever happened
Based off patterns and attention, gambling addictions
I rarely learn, but even when I do
I never listen