Red ribbons hang in a Tennessee square Old people laughing and singing and dancing down there I'd like to join them, I got no money to spare So I sit here and watch from the porch Drinking whiskey in Granddaddy's chair. Ferris wheel lights look like pictures I'd seen in a book somewhere Vacant parking lots across the street remind me I'm going nowhere I'd like to join 'em, I got no money to spare So I sit here and watch from the porch Drinking whiskey in Granddaddy's chair It's difficult to go on knowing you're out there somewhere Vacant parking lots across the street remind me I'm going nowhere