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