I walked in the room with my hat pulled low
Black coat heavy and my heart moved slow
Everybody watched but nobody spoke
They knew my name from the midnight smoke
I got rain on my shoulders, a scar on my hand
Made my own kingdom in the broken land
I don't need diamonds, I don't need gold
I got a cold blue fire burning deep in my soul
Smoke don't lie
Whiskey don't cry
A man stands tall
When the good days die
I've been through hell
But I still walk fine
With the devil behind me
And the moon as my sign
Smoke don't lie
No, smoke don't lie
[electric guitar solo begins]
You can see my story
In the dark blue sky
I learned from betrayal, I learned from pain
How to smile in silence while I'm standing in rain
Friends turn to shadows, love turned to dust
But a man like me only moves on trust
I don't beg for mercy, I don't kneel for fame
If you cross my heart, you'll remember my name
There's a church bell ringing at the end of the street
But I hear blues music in my heartbeat
Smoke don't lie
Whiskey don't cry
A man stands tall
When the good days die
I've been through hell
But I still walk fine
With the devil behind me
And the moon as my sign
Smoke don't lie
No, smoke don't lie
I'm not a saint, I'm not a king
I'm just a man with a dangerous dream
I lost some blood, I lost some years
But I never let the world see all my tears
If the night comes calling
Tell her I'm home
Sitting by the window
With my whiskey alone
Smoke don't lie
Whiskey don't cry
A man stands tall
When the good days die
I've been through hell
But I still walk fine
With the devil behind me
And the moon as my sign
Smoke don't lie
No, smoke don't lie
My soul keeps burning
Till the day I die
Yeah
A man in the smoke
And smoke don't lie
[acoustic guitar fade out]
- Lyricist
Johnny Smoke /Dark Lonely Blues
- Composer
Johnny Smoke /Dark Lonely Blues
- Co-Producer
Johnny Smoke
- Vocals
Johnny Smoke /Dark Lonely Blues
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Smoke don't lie
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Johnny Smoke - Smoke Don't Lie
Release Description
Smoke doesn't lie.
The scars a man carries, the loneliness he has faced, and the nights he survived in the rain all rise through the smoke.
"Smoke Don't Lie" is a dark blues rock track that defines the world of Johnny Smoke.
Heavy guitars, a rough voice, rain, whiskey, moonlight, and the devil walking behind him.
This is not a story told with flashy words.
It is a story told through silence and smoke.
Even after walking through hell, he still stands.
He does not hide his scars.
He carries his past and keeps moving forward.
This song is dedicated to every man fighting loneliness and refusing to bend his own road.
Smoke don't lie.
A real man's story remains in the smoke.
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