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Blue Smoke Lyrics by Dolly Parton
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- Recording: “Blue Smoke” is credited to Dolly Parton.
- Released: Aug 19, 2016 on “Pure & Simple”.
- Length: The recording runs 5:09.
- Genre: Filed under Country.
- Lyrics: This page has 54 lyric lines and 56 timed cues.
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- Written by: Dolly Parton.
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Blue Smoke lyrics by Dolly Parton
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0:09Blue smoke climbin' up the mountain
0:12Blue smoke windin' round the bend
0:14Blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train
0:17That I am ridin' in
0:18I left a note I wrote I'm leaving
0:21And I won't be coming back
0:23Blue smoke rolling, rolling, rolling
0:26Rolling, rolling down the track
0:28Oh, click-ad-ee, click-ad-ee, click-ad-ee clack
0:31Just stay on track an' never look back
0:33Choo-choo, choo-choo, woo-woo-woo
0:35Blue smoke is comin' through
0:39Oh I know I'm gonna miss you
0:41But I hope it ain't for long
0:43And I wonder if you're even gonna notice that I'm gone
0:48Oh it hurts to know you cheated
0:51And it hurt to know you lied
0:53But it hurts me even worse to know you never even tried
0:57I packed my suitcase full of heartaches
1:00Headin' to the train depot
1:02And I bought a one-way ticket
1:04On that train they call Blue Smoke
1:07Left the station straight-up midnight
1:09Feelin' lonely, lost and blue
1:12In a trail of blue smoke with my heart broke
1:14Said good-bye to you
1:16Blue smoke climbin' up the mountain
1:19Blue smoke windin' round the bend
1:21Blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train
1:24That I am ridin' in
1:25I left a note I wrote I'm leaving
1:28And I won't be coming back
1:30Blue smoke rolling, rolling, rolling
1:33Rolling, rolling down the track
1:35Oh, click-ad-ee, click-ad-ee, click-ad-ee clack
1:38Just stay on track an' never look back
1:40Choo-choo, choo-choo, woo-woo-woo
1:42Blue smoke is comin' through
1:50♪
2:29Blue smoke climbin' up the mountain
2:31Blue smoke windin' round the bend
2:34Blue smoke is the name of the heartbreak train
2:37That I am ridin' in
2:39I left a note I wrote I'm leaving
2:42And I won't be coming back
2:44Blue smoke rolling, rolling, rolling
2:47Rolling, rolling down the track
2:50Blue smoke climbin', blue smoke windin'
2:54And it's rolling, rolling, rolling
2:56Rolling, rolling down the track
2:59Blue smoke flyin', I said good-bye and
3:04I'm rolling, rolling, rolling
3:06Rolling, rolling down the track
3:09Yeah I'm rolling, rolling, rolling
3:11Rolling, rolling down the track
3:20♪
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Blue Smoke song profile
For “Blue Smoke,” the words performed by Dolly Parton are paired with the recording details used to distinguish this version. Continue with more Dolly Parton lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Country song lyrics.
- Aug 19, 2016Released
- 5:09Length
- 54Lyric lines
- 56Timed cues
- 191sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Blue Smoke” by Dolly Parton
- 56 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC GBCAD1600505
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “Pure & Simple.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2016-08-19. This matched version has a duration of 5:09. The writing field currently credits Dolly Parton. Its recording identifier is GBCAD1600505.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 54 non-empty lines across 7 text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 191 seconds across 56 cues. There are 12 repeated line patterns, which helps the player identify recurring passages without guessing at meaning. The YouTube player reads those timestamps continuously, while the saved offset aligns video time with the matched recording.
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- Album / release
- Pure & Simple
- Released
- 2016-08-19
- Length
- 5:09
- Written by
- Dolly Parton
- ISRC
- GBCAD1600505
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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