ThomasRedheart

<p><strong>Island Dreams And Tennessee&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;©COPYRIGHT 7–14-25 All Rights Reserved ©</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Intro: Solo Acoustic Guitar 30 Bars ]</strong></p><p><strong>Verse 1</strong></p><p><strong>Waking up to the sound of the ocean,</strong></p><p><strong>Salt air whispers like a sweet devotion.</strong></p><p><strong>But my heart beats in rhythm with a country song,</strong></p><p><strong>Back in Tennessee where my roots belong.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pre-Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Just when I think I've made my choice,</strong></p><p><strong>The ocean sings, and I hear her voice.</strong></p><p><strong>But the stars in the sky hold a special flame,</strong></p><p><strong>No matter where I roam, it feels the same.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Oh, Island dreams, you pull me in,</strong></p><p><strong>With your sunsets and the waves that spin.</strong></p><p><strong>But Tennessee nights, they call my name,</strong></p><p><strong>Two loves in my heart, it's a wild, sweet game.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Verse 2</strong></p><p><strong>Riding high on a horse through the tall green fields,</strong></p><p><strong>Where the sun paints gold and the harvest yields.</strong></p><p><strong>Yet there’s a part of me dreaming by the shore,</strong></p><p><strong>Under the palm trees, I yearn for more.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pre-Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Just when I think I've made my choice,</strong></p><p><strong>The ocean sings, and I hear her voice.</strong></p><p><strong>But the stars in the sky hold a special flame,</strong></p><p><strong>No matter where I roam, it feels the same.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Oh, Island dreams, you pull me in,</strong></p><p><strong>With your sunsets and the waves that spin.</strong></p><p><strong>But Tennessee nights, they call my name,</strong></p><p><strong>Two loves in my heart, it's a wild, sweet game.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Bridge</strong></p><p><strong>Caught somewhere between the mountains and the sea,</strong></p><p><strong>Where do I belong, which life is meant for me?</strong></p><p><strong>Every step I take feels like a heavy chain,</strong></p><p><strong>Trading my boots for sand, oh, this cowboy’s pain.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Verse 3</strong></p><p><strong>Sittin' 'round the fire, under a blanket of stars,</strong></p><p><strong>Sharing tales of heartache with my old guitar.</strong></p><p><strong>But every laughter is tinged with a sigh,</strong></p><p><strong>For the girl I left behind, and the waves that cry.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Pre-Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Just when I think I've made my choice,</strong></p><p><strong>The ocean sings, and I hear her voice.</strong></p><p><strong>But the stars in the sky hold a special flame,</strong></p><p><strong>No matter where I roam, it feels the same.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chorus</strong></p><p><strong>Oh, Island dreams, you pull me in,</strong></p><p><strong>With your sunsets and the waves that spin.</strong></p><p><strong>But Tennessee nights, they call my name,</strong></p><p><strong>Two loves in my heart, it's a wild, sweet game.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Outro</strong></p><p><strong>So here’s to the cowboy, living life untamed,</strong></p><p><strong>In a world of choices, love’s a wild flame.</strong></p><p><strong>From the shores to the hills, I’ll find my way,</strong></p><p><strong>With Island dreams and Tennessee, I’ll be okay…….</strong></p>