Smoky Mountain Rain was written by Rhonda Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan. It was recorded in 1980 by Ronnie Milsap when it reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and number one as a crossover on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.
Smoky Mountain Rain
I thumbed my way from L.A. back to Knoxville
I found those bright lights ain't where I belonged
From a phone booth in the rain I called to tell her
I've had a change of dreams, I'm comin' home
But tears filled my eyes when I found out she was gone
Smoky Mountain rain, it keeps on fallin'
I keep on callin' her name
Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
I can't go on hurtin' this way
She's somewhere in the Smoky Mountain rain
I waved a diesel down outside a cafe
He said that he was goin' 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, it keeps on fallin'
I keep on callin' her name
Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
I can't go on hurtin' this way
She's somewhere in the Smoky Mountain rain
I can't blame her for lettin' go
A woman needs someone warm to hold
I feel the rain runnin' down my face
I'll find her no matter what it takes
Smoky Mountain rain, it keeps on fallin'
I keep on callin' her name
Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
I can't go on hurtin' this way
Smoky Mountain rain, it keeps on fallin'
I keep on callin' her name
Smoky mountain rain