I thumbed my way from L.c. 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 café
He said that 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 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 can't blame her for letting go
C 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 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
It keeps on falling
It keeps on calling
That Smoky Mountain rain