SMOKY MOUNTAIN RAIN by Ronnie Milsap

I thumbed my way from L.A. 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'll 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 this smoky mountain rain

I waved a diesel down outside a cafe

Said he was going as far as Gatlinburg

I climbed up in the cab all wet and cold and lonely

I wiped my eyes and told him about her

I've got to find her, can you make these big wheels burn

Smoky mountain rain keeps on falling

I'll 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 this smoky mountain rain

I can’t blame her for letting go

A woman needs someone warm to hold

I feel the rain running down my face

I’ll find her no matter what it takes

Smoky mountain rain keeps on falling

I'll keep on calling her name

Smoky mountain rain, I’ll keep on searching

I can’t go on hurting this way

(Repeat)

Written by Kye Fleming, Dennis Morgan

Track from "Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"