When springtime sheds her blossoms to the valleys
And summer slowly rolling in behind
While the early morning sunshine
Climbs above the smoky mountains
So many favored memories flood my mind I
hear the warm sound of children's laughter
In a peaceful land so dear to me
I feel the heartbeat of country music
In the loving arms of Tennessee Since
I walked the rugged foothills of my
homeland It's the only other place my heart belongs
Just to see the grand old Opry Send her stars across the footlights
It's a place where dreamers live to write their songs
I hear the warm sound of children's
laughter In a peaceful land so dear to me
I feel the heartbeat of country music In the loving arms of Tennessee
Every town has got its share of lonely people
Who wear the look of heartbreak now and then
And a man can live a lifetime in the chorus
of a love song And I hear them sing it time
and time again I hear the warm sound of children's laughter
In a peaceful land so dear to me I
feel the heartbeat of country music
In the loving arms of Tennessee I hear
the warm sound of children's laughter
In a peaceful land so dear to me I
feel the heartbeat of country music