helm the band grebb night wheels rollin on a cold black road got an uneasy feelin haulin a heavy load ease up on the hammer it s getting pretty thick it s startin to rain and it s gonna get slick oh kentucky downpour it s coming down harder than we ever bargained for storm clouds blowin through the cotton fields black ice is forming underneath my wheels drivin back home this ain t no time for stormin you can t make no time when all the rain starts pourin oh kentucky downpour it s coming down harder than we ever bargained for oh kentucky cloudburst my luck s run out maybe went from bad to worse thunder is crashin and lightnin is flashin we pray for peaceful times can a voice be heard above the din when the winds are high still water runs deep through the fathom blue the rain clouds pour down when you don t want em to ridin and losin track of when i comin back or where i m comin from or if i m on the run oh kentucky downpour it s coming down harder than we ever bargained for oh kentucky cloudburst my luck s run out maybe went from bad to worse oh kentucky downpour it s coming down harder than we ever bargained for oh kentucky cloudburst my luck s run out maybe went from bad to worse oh oh