That girl's a southern bell
Breaks hearts and she does it well
She will bring a man down

Right down to his knees
Born and raised in Tennessee
By her hard working daddy

She left the farm when
When she was just seventeen


Southern nights won't be the same
Stars fall like drops of rain
Tears tumble right from her eyes

She's crossing over the country line
Her new day has finally dawned
This beauty queen is moving on

Country roads - so long, so long

Started stripping in a Nashville bar

Went to Dallas and stripped some more
She took it all off to make her way to the top
Breaking hearts along the way

From Tallahassee to San Jose
And to California to try to get her big shot


Southern nights won't be the same
Stars fall like drops of rain
The big cities out to drag her down

Chew her up and spit her out
Now she's missing those jackson pines
Smokey mountains in the summer time

So far away from those southern nights

Rolling down the interstate

Not a second or a moment too late
She's fast and oh so mean
The trailer park beauty queen

In the distance she sees her name
Bright lights and dreams of fame
The blue grass in Tennessee

Now that's only a memory