Story Behind The Song

I wasn't born or raised in Kentucky, but I incorporated many of experiences growing up.

Song Description

A man reflects on the good things about the hills where he was born and raised.

Lyrics

I grew up in the hills of old Kentucky
Playin' in the fields and climbin' trees
Now I'm grown I feel so doggone lucky
Havin' all those COUNTRY MEMORIES

Somewhere in my teens I thought I'd travel
See the world then live a life of ease
Along the way things started to unravel
But I still had those COUNTRY MEMORIES

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Well my mind says no but my heart says go
Back to the hills where I was born
Then my thoughts will roam to that little mountain home
Where the sweet winds blow and the wildwood flowers grow

I remember hearin' county music
Playin' on our family radio
Sometime's seems like yesterday. Other times so far away
It's just a game that my mind plays COUNTRY MEMORIES

I had the sweetest dog her name was Charlie
She followed everywhere that I would go
How I cried the day she died now Charlie
Lives among my COUNTRY MEMORIES

Chorus~

I can hear my mama's voice a callin'
Tellin' us that supper's almost on
Daddy'ed stop and wipe his brow
We'd all sit down, our heads would bow
It all seemed to work somehow COUNTRY MEMORIES