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