I thumbed my way from LA back to Knoxville
I found out those bright lights ain't where I belong
From a phone booth in the rain I called to tell her
I've had a change of dreams I'm coming home
But tears filled my eyes when I found out she was gone
Smoky Mountain Rain keeps on falling
I keep on calling her name
Smoky Mountain Rain I'll keep on searching
I can't go on hurting this way
She's somewhere in the smoky mountain rain
I waved a diesel down outside a cafe
He said he was going as far as Gatlinburg
I climbed up in the cab all wet and lonely
I wiped my eyes and told him about her
I've got to find her can you make these big wheels burn
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I can't blame her for letting go
woman needs someone warm to hold
I feel the rain running down my face
I'll find her no matter what it takes
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