Lord I've really been real stressed Down and out, losin ground Although I am black and proud Problems got me pessimistic Brothers and sisters keep messin up Why does it have to be so damn tuff? I don't know where I can go To let these ghosts out of my skull My grandmas past, my brothers gone I never at once felt so alone I know you're supposed to be my steering wheel Not just my spare tire (home) But lord I ask you (home) To be my guiding force and truth (home) For some strange reason it had to be (home) He guided me to Tennessee (home) [Chorus:] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan Lord it's obvious we got a relationship Talkin to each other every night and day Although you're superior over me We talk to each other in a friendship way Then outta nowhere you tell me to break Outta the country and into more country Past Dyesburg into Ripley Where the ghost of childhood haunts me Walk the roads my forefathers walked Climbed the trees my forefathers hung from Ask those trees for all their wisdom They tell me my ears are so young (home) Go back to from whence you came (home) My family tree my family name (home) For some strange reason it had to be (home) He guided me to Tennessee (home) [Chorus] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan Now I see the importance of history Why people be in the mess that they be Many journeys to freedom made in vain By brothers on the corner playin ghetto games I ask you lord why you enlightened me Without the enlightment of all my folks He said cuz I set myself on a quest for truth And he was there to quench my thirst But I am still thirsty... The lord allowed me to drink some more He said what I am searchin for are The answers to all which are in front of me The ultimate truth started to get blurry For some strange reason it had to be It was all a dream about Tennessee [Chorus] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan
Lord I've really been real stressed Down and out, losin ground Although I am black and proud Problems got me pessimistic Brothers and sisters keep messin up Why does it have to be so damn tuff? I don't know where I can go To let these ghosts out of my skull My grandmas past, my brothers gone I never at once felt so alone I know you're supposed to be my steering wheel Not just my spare tire (home) But lord I ask you (home) To be my guiding force and truth (home) For some strange reason it had to be (home) He guided me to Tennessee (home) [Chorus:] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan Lord it's obvious we got a relationship Talkin to each other every night and day Although you're superior over me We talk to each other in a friendship way Then outta nowhere you tell me to break Outta the country and into more country Past Dyesburg into Ripley Where the ghost of childhood haunts me Walk the roads my forefathers walked Climbed the trees my forefathers hung from Ask those trees for all their wisdom They tell me my ears are so young (home) Go back to from whence you came (home) My family tree my family name (home) For some strange reason it had to be (home) He guided me to Tennessee (home) [Chorus] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan Now I see the importance of history Why people be in the mess that they be Many journeys to freedom made in vain By brothers on the corner playin ghetto games I ask you lord why you enlightened me Without the enlightment of all my folks He said cuz I set myself on a quest for truth And he was there to quench my thirst But I am still thirsty... The lord allowed me to drink some more He said what I am searchin for are The answers to all which are in front of me The ultimate truth started to get blurry For some strange reason it had to be It was all a dream about Tennessee [Chorus] Take me to another place Take me to another land Make me forget all that hurts me Let me understand your plan
“Tennessee” foi lançada em março de 1992 como o primeiro single do álbum de estreia da Arrested Development, *3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of...*.
A faixa foi produzida pelo próprio membro Speech e inclui uma amostra de “Alphabet St.”, hit de Prince de 1988.
Na música, a batida característica do grupo foi obtida graças à manipulação do sample de Prince, que deu à canção um toque distinto dentro do hip‑hop da época.
Em 1993, “Tennessee” recebeu o Grammy de Melhor Performance de Rap por Dupla ou Grupo, um dos maiores reconhecimentos da indústria musical para o grupo.
O videoclipe, dirigido por Milcho Manchevski, foi um marco visual que complementou o sucesso da música nas rádios e na TV musical.
Em 2007, um poll de espectadores da VH1 colocou “Tennessee” na 71ª posição na lista das “Melhores Canções dos anos 90”, enquanto o Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a incluiu entre os “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll” e a VH1 a posicionou como a 78ª melhor canção de hip‑hop.
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