He asked me where I was from
I said somewhere you've never been to
A little town outside of Knoxville
Hidden by some dogwood trees
She tried talking with my accent
We held hands and waded into that blue water
She left her flip-flops by my right wing on the beach
If a man died in Pardo
In my sunburned silver rider
Like a man died in Pardo

Heart broke desperado
Headed right back to my room
Something about the way she kissed me
Tells me she loved Eastern Tennessee
Yeah, but all I brought back with me
Was some sand in my boot
I said, let's go shoot tequila
So we walked back to that beach bar
She said, don't cowboys drink whiskey
So we drank bottom shot
She said, damn, that sky looks perfect
I said, girl, you've never seen stars like that
I said, girl, you've never seen stars like that


I said, girl, you've never seen stars like that
She said, maybe I can see them through my soul
Yeah, but now I'm died in Pardo
In my sunburned silver rider
Like a heart broke desperado
Headed right back to my room
Something about the way she kissed me
Tells me she loved Eastern Tennessee
Yeah, but all I brought back with me
Was some sand in my boot
My boot
Said, meet me in the morning
She told me I was crazy
Yeah, but now I'm dead in Pardo
I still thought that maybe she'd show up
Oh, but now I'm died in Pardo
In my sunburned silver rider
Like a heart broke desperado
Headed right back to my room
Something about the way she kissed me
Tells me she loved Eastern Tennessee
Yeah, but all I brought back with me
Yeah, but all I brought back with me
Yeah, but all I brought back with me
Was some sand in my boot
My boot
And I want to know, to know, to know