I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky
I'm sadder than a weeping willow tree
I'm lonesome as the mountains on the moon
With the biggest broken heart in Tennessee

I heard through the grapevine how you're doing
You turned some cajun head's in New Orleans
You caused a fight in a cowboy bar in Texas
And the biggest broken heart in Tennessee

You took this ol' country boy to school
You wrote the book then you broke the rules
And left a trail of red hot memories

Yeah I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky...
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Well my story's made the rounds in Chattanooga
Everybody down in Memphis knows of me
You're the one to thank for my fame and misfortune
And the biggest broken heart in Tennessee

You took this ol' country boy to school...
Yeah I'm bluer than the bluegrass in Kentucky...
Yeah I got the biggest broken heart in Tennessee