The sun is going down
On this old Kentucky town
And the moon
Is coming over the hill
There's a chill that imparts
A certain feeling in my heart
Black as coal
Cold as steel
Kentucky moon, you leave me lonely when you shine
I thought our love ran deeper than the mine
Now she's gone like a star falls from the sky
On a cold Kentucky night
On a cold Kentucky night
Was a cold Kentucky night
When she came to said goodbye
A word that left
My heart so cold
In the blanket of despair
Left around me standing there
As I turn
To watch her go
Kentucky moon, you leave me lonely when you shine
I thought our love ran deeper than the mine
Now she's gone like a star falls from the sky
On a cold Kentucky night
On a cold Kentucky night
Her memory stays on my mind
Doesn't seem to fade with time
When love is gone
Never lost
Seems to track me without fail
Like a hound hot on my trail
With a broken heart
I've paid the cost
Kentucky moon, you leave me lonely when you shine
I thought our love ran deeper than the mine
Now she's gone like a star falls from the sky
On a cold Kentucky night
On a cold Kentucky night