歌詞

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]