Burn Old Knoxville Down Lyrics

When I first showed up in Knoxville, it was 1881

First thing to see in East Tennessee was my daddy's badge and gun

From that day forth in Knoxville, I've been crawling on my knees

Through busted down doors and busted out whores, what's a Christian man to believe

Lord, I hate this city, I hate this city, I hate old Knoxville town

I hate this city, I wish somebody would burn old Knoxville down

Life don't live in Knoxville, all my friends are dead and gone

From bullets in brains and needles in veins, it's just too damn hard to go on

The devil lives in Knoxville, where angels can't be found

It's hell in a cave, a cell and a grave, a suffocating burial mound

Lord, I hate this city, I hate this city, I hate old Knoxville town

I hate this city, I wish somebody would burn old Knoxville down

So if you ever end up in Knoxville, you can't say that you ain't been warned

Load up your gun, you're ready to run, cause if you're killed, you won't be mourned

And if I ever get out of Knoxville, I ain't turning my face around

To the city of fountains, my love's in the mountains, but I hate old Knoxville town

Yes, I hate this city, I hate this city, I hate old Knoxville town

I hate this city, I wish somebody would burn old Knoxville down

So let's burn old Knoxville down