Well no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee
Now this man down at the used car lot Tried to sell me four wheels and a trunk I said, "But man, there is no engine!" He said, "The engine's just a bunch of junk"
"You don't need no engine to go downhill And I could plainly see That that's the direction you're headed in" And he handed me the keys
And I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee
Well, I went to a doctor of the highest order He said I couldn't have a drink for a year One glass of wine on my birthday If my birthday wasn't too very near
Lord, he must have put me in a state of shock 'Cause I made it for about two weeks And then he sent me a bill that knocked me flat off the wagon And back down on my feet
And I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee
Well when true love knocked upon my door She just barely turned fifteen And I was a little bit nervous If you know just what I mean
But I'd heard somewhere that true love conquers all And I figured that was that Then I started having dreams 'bout being chased out of town Wearing nothing but my cowboy hat
And I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee
Well, I come through this life a stumbler, my friends I expect to die that way Oh it could be twenty years from now Could be most any day
But if there is no whiskey and women, Lord Behind them heavenly doors I'm gonna take my chances down below And of that you can be sure
Oh it's no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee And it's no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee.