The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore

(album: Coal - 2008)

When I was a curly headed baby
My Daddy sat me down on his knee
He said, "Go to school and get your letters
Don't you be a dirty coal miner like me"

I was born and raised at the mouth of Hazard Holler
Coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
But now they stand in a rusty row all empty
'Cause the L&N don't stop here anymore

Well, I used to think my Daddy was a black man
With scrip enough to buy the company store
But now he goes to town with empty pockets
And his face is white as a February snow

I was born and raised at the mouth of Hazard Holler
Coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
But now they stand in a rusty row all empty
'Cause the L&N don't stop here anymore

I never thought I'd learn to love the coal dust
Never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar
Oh God, I wish the grass would turn to money
And those greenbacks fill my pockets up once more

I was born and raised at the mouth of Hazard Holler
Coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
But now they stand in a rusty row all empty
'Cause the L&N don't stop here anymore

Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
To draw my pay like I had done before
Them kudzu vines were covering all the windows
There were leaves and grass growing right up through the floor

I was born and raised at the mouth of Hazard Holler
Coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
But now they stand in a rusty row all empty
'Cause the L&N don't stop here anymore