It's not your going that's so tragic
It's your leaving me here
You left the cap off the happy
And now it's spilling
Now I've got this empty cup
And you fill it up
With a lot of Mason Dixon talk
You hold that airline ticket like a gun
And it's killing me

Didn't you love the way the snow would cover
All the barren trees in winter?
Didn't you love strolling by the sea?
Didn't you love the smell of spring
And the honeysuckle, and the tulips, and the roses?
Didn't you love me?

Now you're taking it all to Tennessee
Taking it all to Tennessee
What about me?
I haven't heard you mention my name
And tomorrow in the same phrase
Since this Smokey Mountain conversation started
You've got this picture of your place
And you flash it in my face
Well, if you want me to for you
I'll be excited

I loved you
And your reflection
And your shadow
I loved it all and I still do
You can count on that forever
Like the western sky will always host
The sun when the day is through
It's a totally different view
Now that you're gone

Now you're taking it all to Tennessee
Taking it all to Tennessee
What about me?

Damn you poet's heart to hell
And the same to your minstrel spirit
It's the things I love about you most
That roll your wheels
Unless you're singing coming home
Then I don't want to hear
Another song about me
Pack it up
Pack it up
Pack it

Taking it all to Tennessee
What about me?