Been up and down this lonesome highway
Coast to coast and back again
I just had to do things my way
Had to go against the wind
Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind
Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known
And I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find
Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home
I can smell the wood smoke risin'
Feel the wind out in the pines
See the way I left her cryin'
Every time I close my eyes
Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind
Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known
And I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find
Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home
Think I?ll get up with the sunrise
Think I?ll pack my things and go
It's taken me this long to realize
The only thing I need to know
Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind
Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known
And I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find
Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home
Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home