Rocky Top is not only a place,it’s a state of mind.
From the rugged Applachian Trail is where you’ll find
This spot of desolate beauty aptly described in song
On the peak of Thunderhead Mountain standing strong.
                           
                            image via wikipedia

“Rocky Top” was written with a married couple’s pen
On a tour bus years ago in minutes less than ten.
So famous it became–folks sang it for so long
That Tennessee claimed it as its own state song.

The bluegrass number tells about a wild mountain lass
And bootleggers running moonshine through the pass.
But most of all to the composers who were forced to roam
The song conjured up memories of their beloved mountain home.