UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2007 (September 21, 2007)

GENESCO INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Tennessee		1-3083		62-0211340
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

1415 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, Tennessee		37217-2895
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(615) 367-7000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

Genesco Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has filed suit in Chancery Court in Nashville, Tennessee, seeking a court order requiring The Finish Line, Inc. to consummate its merger with the Company and to enforce The Finish Line’s rights under a commitment letter provided by UBS Loan Finance LLC and UBS Securities LLC. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (d) Exhibits

          The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated September 21, 2007, issued by Genesco Inc.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		GENESCO INC.
Date: September 21, 2007		By:		/s/ Roger G. Sisson
		Name:		Roger G. Sisson
		Title:		Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated September 21, 2007, issued by Genesco Inc.