Seven lonely days And a dozen towns ago I reached out one night And you were gone Don't know why you'd run, What you're running to or from All I know is I want to bring you home
So I'm walking in the rain, Thumbing for a ride On this lonely Kentucky backroad I've loved you much too long And my love's too strong To let you go, never knowing What went wrong
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down And up ahead's another town That I'll go walking thru With the rain in my shoes,
Searchin for you In the cold Kentucky rain, In the cold Kentucky rain
Showed your photograph To some old gray bearded man Sitting on a bench Outside a gen'ral store They said 'Yes, she's been here' But their memory wasn't clear Was it yesterday, No, wait the day before
So I fin'ly got a ride With a preacher man who asked 'Where you bound on such a dark afternoon?' As we drove on thru the rain As he listened I explained And he left me with a prayer That I'd find you