Story Behind The Song

Jimmy messed up when he was a young man, shot some one, and ended up serving many years in prison. He was in love with his hometown girlfriend at the time. Years later, when he gets out and goes home, she is waiting for him. And it feels damn good.

Song Description

A man finally gets out of prison to go back to his first love who has been waiting for him for many years.

Lyrics

Sunset Georgia
Tamara Grigsby

Jimmy wore my heart on his sleeves of red
and crossed the border in the dark
Down a dusty road with visions in his head
Off to make a brand new start

A black and white photo on a silver picture frame
rested on the dirty seat
He was finally out of prison and headed for home
to make an honest woman out of me

Chorus
The heat was so hot that your skin turned red
Bakin, burned by the sun
Driven to the end of hell and back
The flames assure you will run
The flames assure you will run

I was on the front porch just daydreaming
My God, it's been years
Shucking ears of corn and stripping all the leaves
The kernels washed down with the tears

He was a young man handsome and tall
and I was his one true love
We would go dancing on Sunday night
at the barn in Jessup's Grove

Chorus
The heat was so hot that your skin turned red
Bakin, burned by the sun
Driven to the end of hell and back
The flames assure you will run
The flames assure you will run

Instrumental

Out in the distance were temptations, and devils,
and old run down beliefs
Drivin down the road he sees them disappear
and sets his demons free

Welcome to the town of Sunset, Georgia
The sweetest place he's ever been
Just miles from home and minutes from heaven
It's all coming back to him

Chorus
The heat was so hot that your skin turned red
Bakin', burned by the sun
Driven to the end of hell and back
The flames assure you will run
The flames assure you will run

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