From the recording State By State "Tribute 3"
Lyrics
Rolling hills of bluegrass green
Prettiest land I've ever seen
Bourbon barrels aging slow
Where the Ohio waters flow
Kentucky, Kentucky, calling me back home
Through the valleys and the hollers where I used to roam
From the mountains to the meadows, wild and free
Kentucky, Kentucky, you're the heart of me
Thoroughbreds run Churchill Downs
Horse farms circle Lexington town
Coal mine heritage runs deep
Appalachian secrets keep
Kentucky, Kentucky, calling me back home
Through the valleys and the hollers where I used to roam
From the mountains to the meadows, wild and free
Kentucky, Kentucky, you're the heart of me
Sunset on the Cumberland shore
Fiddles playing, I need nothing more
Sweet magnolia in the air
Kentucky love beyond compare
Kentucky, Kentucky, calling me back home
Through the valleys and the hollers where I used to roam
From the mountains to the meadows, wild and free
Kentucky, Kentucky, you're the heart of me
Yeah, Kentucky, you're the heart of me