[00:03.30]You ought to go north somebody told us[00:07.10][00:07.92]'Cause the air is filled with gold dust[00:11.32][00:12.19]And fortune falls like snow flakes in your hands[00:18.70][00:19.59]Now I don't recall who said it[00:22.84][00:23.81]But we'd lived so long on credit[00:27.13][00:28.01]So we headed out to find our promised land[00:34.31][00:35.52]Just poor Smoky Mountains farm folk[00:39.35][00:40.25]With nothing more than high hopes[00:43.39][00:44.03]As we hitched our station wagon to a star[00:50.36][00:51.49]But our dreams all fell in on us[00:55.08][00:55.90]'Cause there was no land of promise[00:59.31][01:00.15]Though it's a stuggle keepin' sight of who you are[01:06.43][01:07.36]Oh and these northern nights are dreary[01:11.52][01:12.05]And my southern heart is weary[01:15.87]As I wonder how the old folks are back home[01:22.01][01:23.51]But I know that they all love me[01:27.24][01:27.77]And they're all the thinking of me[01:32.38][01:32.89]The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong[01:37.82][01:39.38]You know I've been thinkin' a whole lot lately[01:42.94][01:43.82]About what's been and what awaits me[01:47.45][01:47.97]It takes all I've got to give what life demands[01:54.19][01:55.22]You go insane if you give in to it[01:59.02][01:59.86]Life's a mill and I've been through it[02:03.29]I'm just thankful I'm creative with my hands[02:10.22][02:11.41]Oh and these northern nights they're dreary[02:15.93]And my southern eyes are teary[02:19.34][02:19.89]As I wonder how the old folks are back home[02:26.40][02:27.15]But I'll keep leanin' on my Jesus[02:31.78]He'll love and guide and lead us[02:36.83]The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong[02:42.44][02:43.45]I'll keep looking to the father[02:47.19][02:47.71]Keep our heads above the water[02:53.96]The Smoky Mountains memories keep me strong