Born In The Hills Of Kentucky
	(written by Michael Bryant & Thomas Long)
(BMI # 69370063)
(key of C)

(Chorus)
Born in the hills of Kentucky
Five kids with just old clothes to wear
Pa always bought us shoes for winter
But in summer all our feet were bare
Times were hard and money hard to
                 come by
Work in the coal mines were so lean
Born in the hills of Kentucky
You learned what hard life really means

I'm remembering back when youth called us
To wander the hills of home
And if I knew one thing for certain
You never felt you were alone
You had all of nature's playground
Your imagination running wild
When I think back how blessed I was there
In Kentucky's mountains as a child

(Chorus)
Born in the hills of Kentucky
Five kids with just old clothes to wear
Pa always bought us shoes for winter
But in summer all our feet were bare
Times were hard and money hard to
                 come by
Work in the coal mines were so lean
Born in the hills of Kentucky
You learned what hard life really means

(Musical Break)

(Bridge)
The mountains glowing in the misty
	morning sun
Made life a blessing as a new day had begun
If ever should I venture
Leaving here to search and roam
The day I die please bring me back
To my Kentucky home

(Chorus)
Born in the hills of Kentucky
Five kids with just old clothes to wear
Pa always bought us shoes for winter
But in summer all our feet were bare
Times were hard and money hard to
                 come by
Work in the coal mines were so lean
Born in the hills of Kentucky
You learned what hard life really means