Yea winter in Tennessee can break a man's heart   You can see it crack in the rocking chair on the porch   Yet the God damn trees just stand still and keep watch   While the girl inside fingers a fresh deck of cards      And we got a fireplace but it ain't even wood   You just turn the timer on and 30 minutes you're all good   But in 10 minutes you're wishing you can turn it off   Unlike the love in this room you're wishing you can turn it off      And the birds sing country music in the morning   But it ain't like the shit you hear on the radio   Now they've got old time taste up in the mountains   They frown upon the city birds down below      Yea, but she wins every game she plays   From the throw of die to the pull of a slot machine   Yea she'll scoop up her winnings and rub it your face   That's okay, she's just scared she might lose you someday      You're both wonderin' who's going to say it first   Not me I've already cried too many tears for her   But I've hurt her ways I doubt she can find the words   Let's the sit here and watch our little fire burn      But we attack each other when the alcohol hits   Little fireworks ignite right inside our heads   But it seems like a lifetime before we take off our pants   But then we lie there rollin' on the bed      And when the party's over I retire to my book   She brought us a drink and cuts the deck in two   ??? "John, you up for another game?"   I Said, "Deal it quick I'm afraid I'm bound to lose."      And I want no better lover   In the time that we have spent apart   I just assume he's the reason that led her here   And that a Winter in Tennessee can break her heart