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 I'm a long, long way from where I want to be

 In the Arizona prison they've got me

 And until they set me free, oh, oh, me

 It's a long, long way from here to Tennessee.

Oh, my mouth is dry with dust my throat is raw

How I miss those big green trees in Arkansas

On the way to where I'll be when they set me free

But it's a long, long way from here to Tennessee.

 A long, long way from me to the girl that I love so

Will she wait for me, oh Lord I don't know

I know that I've done wrong but friends I've paid the price

Back in Tennessee I left sweet paradise.

But until they set me free, oh, oh, me

It's a long, long way from here to Tennessee.

It's a long, long way from here to Tennessee...