S even lonely d ays and a d ozen towns ag o
I r eached out one n ight and you were g one.
D on't know why you'd r un what you're r unning to or f rom
a ll I know is I want to bring you h ome.
So I'm w alking in the r ain t humbing for a r ide on this
l onely Kent ucky b ackroad.
I've l oved you much too l ong and m y love's too s trong
to l et you go never knowing what went w rong.
K entucky rain keeps pouring d own and u p ahead's another tow n
t hat I 'll g o wal king th ru wi th the ra in in my sh oes
s earchin f or you in the cold Kentucky rai n
in the c old Kentucky r ain.
S howed your photog raph to some o ld gray bearded m en
sitting o n a bench outs ide a gen'ral s tore.
They said "Y es she's been h ere" but their m em'ry wasn't c lear
was it y esterday no wait the day bef ore.
So I f in'ly got a r ide with a p reacher man who
a sked: "Where you b ound on such a dark a ftern oon?"
As we d rove on thru the r ain as he li stened
I exp lained and he l eft me with a prayer that I'd find y ou.
K entucky rain keeps pouring d own and u p ahead's another tow n
t hat I 'll g o wal king th ru wi th the ra in in my sh oes
s earchin f or you in the cold Kentucky rai n
in the c old Kentucky r ain in th e co ld...