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Backstory:

I was a truck driver back in 2002. This was originally written for my then wife. I actually lost the song for many years as it was written on notebook paper but I always remembered the title. So when I began my songwriting journey in 2022, I resurrected it and wrote it with the two co-writers listed. I then took it to a live course with Bob D and he gave me several excellent suggestions. I went to work re-writing it one more time and did a demo on it. This is the result.

Lyrics:

                                                  
Lights of Knoxville 
VERSE 1:
Well I drive this eighteen wheeler
On these highways all alone
Out here the time passes much too slow
Deep in my heart I feel her
She's the one I love the most
And when I see the lights of Knoxville
I know I'm getting close 

CHORUS: 
Yeah when I see the lights of Knoxville
I hear her voice in the engine's drone
I know she'll be waiting for me
Tomorrow I won't be alone
I can't wait to kiss her
And tell her how I've missed her
As the lights shine over Knoxville
Lighting my way back home  

VERSE 2:
Tonight I'll stop and buy a gift 
Before I hit that interstate
The road's temptations I know I can resist 
Cause I'm just here to haul the freight
Pick up my pay and head for home
I can hear those lights of Knoxville
Whisper son, you've been gone too long   

 CHORUS 2:
When I see the lights of Knoxville
I hear her voice in the engine's drone
I know she'll be waiting for me
Tomorrow I won't be alone
Lord I can't wait to kiss her
And tell her how I've missed her
As the lights shine over Knoxville
Lighting my way back home  

BRIDGE:
The little things she does
Mean the world to me
It's not easy being a trucker’s wife
She's my angel loyal and true

END CHORUS:
When I see the lights of Knoxville
I hear her voice in the engine's drone
I know she'll be waiting for me
Tomorrow I won't be alone
I can't wait to kiss her
And tell her how I've missed her
As the lights shine over Knoxville
Lighting my way back home  

OUTRO: (Slow) 
When the night turns into day
Darlin’... I'll be coming home to stay