Lyrics Life In Tennessee - Seth Bowman

Yeah
Let me talk to you for a minute
Aye yo
growing up different
Than everybody else
Only makes you stronger
Trust me

From the great smoky mountains
To middle tennessee
If you don't like the mountains
This ain't the place to be
So let's move to the west side
If you're looking for a flat ride
They ain't got these hills
But they got those streets
I ain't saying they the hardest
But they definitely got the G's
So let me tell you my side
Listen closely to my rhymes

I was born in the east in DEC
On the twelfth of the month
It made me see
That people are different
Some choose to be
Some grew up ignorant
It occurred to me
Growing up was difficult in tennessee
Sometimes it felt very menacing
Many people are different and that's okay
Back in the summer I played croquet
With my family back when I was in school
Those trips to the Smoky Mountains felt cruel
Cause we did it so much it was uncool
But nowadays kids hit their juul
I used to see the suns sphere
Back when I went so school at Ut
Until I dropped out because I
Knew that making music was it for me
So now i'm on track writing rhymes
And you're off track
You're losing time
So why sit and whine and pout to me
When your fate is nothing but destiny
Take a trip to market square
And while you're there
You will hear music everywhere
Never thought that i'd be here
But it's become clear
So I don't walk in fear

From the great smoky mountains
To middle tennessee
If you don't like the mountains
This ain't the place to be
So let's move to the west side
If you're looking for a flat ride
They ain't got these hills
But they got those streets
I ain't saying they the hardest
But they definitely got the G's
So let me tell you my side
Listen closely to my rhymes

I've taken many trips to Nashville Tennessee
Just listen to me boy
That's where the Country Music Hall of Fame sits
And I'm not country but i'm bringing joy
Tennessee equals home
And that's where i'm from
I was born here now i'm grown
People here play guitars and strum
While the rappers here try to claim the throne
I just sit back and laugh at 'em
Little boy go back to your mobile home
Maybe I should try to talk with 'em
To understand what goes through their dome
And i'm not rich by any means
But i'm on my way
I have a dream
And i'm not gonna stop chasing it
Until it turns around and starts chasing me
Do you understand my dedication
To me this craft is medication
I went and listened to the past generation
And that's what I call my education
No one is spitting like then anymore
So bringing back lyrical rap is my chore
If you still got a question let me settle the score
When i'm on top you'll be on the floor

From the great smoky mountains
To middle tennessee
If you don't like the mountains
This ain't the place to be
So let's move to the west side
If you're looking for a flat ride
They ain't got these hills
But they got those streets
I ain't saying they the hardest
But they definitely got the G's
So let me tell you my side
Listen closely to my rhymes

Knoxville stand up
Knoxville
Tennessee stand up
Tennessee
Knoxville stand up
Knoxville
Tennessee stand up
Tennessee
All y'all just stand up
From Knoxville to Memphis
From Nashville to Chattanooga
Tennessee let's stand up