"Kay" is a song written by Hank Mills and recorded by American country music artist John Wesley Ryles.
"Kay," recorded and released while Ryles was still a teenager, began a string of country music hits for him that would continue into the 1980s.
He sold everything he owned to bring the woman he has loved and been with for years from Houston to Nashville, where she is becoming a star and moving beyond needing him.
[2][3][4] Ryles' original version of "Kay" spent 17 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, peaking at number 9.
Ryles re-recorded it for ABC Records in 1978, including this version on his album Shine on Me.