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It was texas, it was tennesseeEra Texas, era Tennessee

It was what I had come into meEra lo que había entrado en mí

You were unlike anything beforeEras diferente a todo antes

Black magic, devil killer, I was yoursMagia negra, asesino del diablo, yo era tuyo

It was the early days of rock 'n rollEran los primeros días del rock 'n roll

It was otis, it was memphis soulEra Otis, era alma de Memphis

It was a plane crash, it was overnightFue un accidente de avión, fue de la noche a la mañana

It was burnin' fast and burnin' brightEstaba ardiendo rápido y brillando fuerte

Baby, don't you talk no more, that looks is loud enoughNena, no hables más, esa mirada es suficiente

You don't have to tell me how it feels not to be in loveNo tienes que decirme cómo se siente no estar enamorado

You see, that was my oldest game, darlin', it was my claim to fameVes, ese era mi juego más antiguo, cariño, era mi reclamo a la fama

And I knew that when I met you, all that you would need is more than what I gotY sabía que cuando te conocí, todo lo que necesitarías sería más de lo que tengo

Oh, so baby, please just stopOh, así que nena, por favor, solo para

It was texas, it was tennesseeEra Texas, era Tennessee

It was exes and some wannabesEran ex parejas y algunos aspirantes

It was reckless, it was understoodEra imprudente, se entendía

It didn't matter cuz it felt so goodNo importaba porque se sentía tan bien

And I'll still be here if you change your mindY seguiré aquí si cambias de opinión

But I can see the leaving in your eyesPero puedo ver la partida en tus ojos

Don't want to hear it, cuz I know it wellNo quiero escucharlo, porque lo conozco bien

I've said it all before to someone elseYa lo he dicho todo antes a otra persona

It was texas, it was tennesseeEra Texas, era Tennessee

A kind of love a-closer kin to griefUn tipo de amor más cercano al dolor

It was everything that I could wantEra todo lo que podía desear

But california came and took it allPero California vino y se lo llevó todo