Lyrics

In the hills of Kentucky there’s a small town
Highways lined by pine trees and oak
The wind blows cool across the meadow
And whistles through the forest like a song

From the mountain, you can see down to the river
Winding like a train in these hills
Daylight breaks over the Cumberland
The world and all my worry is still

There’s something about an East Kentucky Morning
Peace that makes your heart feel at home
And the sunrise makes you high like a Redbird in the sky
It takes you to a place you used to know
An East Kentucky morning heals your soul

In these hills there’s a truth to believe in
Grace is somehow free when we let go
Drifting like a ghost across the coalfields
To the only place that I’ll ever call home

There’s something about an East Kentucky Morning
Peace that makes your heart feel at home
And the sunrise makes you high like a Redbird in the sky
It takes you to a place you used to know
An East Kentucky morning heals your soul

Sometimes when I’m lost
And I’ve forgotten who I am
I close my eyes and go back home to those hills again

There’s something about an East Kentucky Morning
Peace that makes your heart feel at home
And the sunrise makes you high like a Redbird in the sky
It takes you to a place you used to know
An East Kentucky morning heals your soul