Smoky Mountain Memories - Live

You oughta go north somebody told us
 'Cause the air is filled with gold dust
 And fortune falls like snowflakes in your hands
 Now I don't recall you said it
 But we'd spnd our lives on credit
 So we just headed out to find our promised land
 Just poor smoky mountain farm folk
 With nothing more than high hopes
 So we hitched our station wagon to a star
 But our dreams all fell in on us
 'Cause there was no land of promise
 And it's a stuggle keepin' sight of who you are
 Oh and these northern nights are dreary
 And my southern heart is weary
 As I wonder how the old folks are back home
 But I know that they all love me and I know they're thinking of me
 Smoky mountain memories keep me strong
 Ya know I've been thinkin' just a whole lot lately
 About what's been and what awaits me
 It takes all I've got to give what life demands
 Oh you go insane if you give in to it
 Life's a mill and rather I've been through it
 I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands
 Oh and these northern nights they're dreary
 These are southern eyes teary
 As I wonder how the old folks are back home
 But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus
 To love and guide and lead us
 Smoky mountain memories keep me strong
 If I'll keep lookin' to the Father
 He'll keep my head above the water
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 All these smoky mountain memories keep me strong