Kathy Mattea – The L And N Dont Stop Here Anymore (Guitar)

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When I was a curly headed baby

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My Daddy set me down on his knee

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He said, "Son go to school and get your letters

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Don't you be a dirty coal miner like me"

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I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow

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The coal cars rumbled past my door

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Now they stand in a rusty row all empty

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'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore

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Well, I used to think my daddy was a black man

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With script enough to buy the company store

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Now he goes to town with empty pockets

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And his face is white as a February snow

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I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Hollow

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The coal cars rumbled past my door

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Now they stand in a rusty row all empty

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'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore

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Well, I never thought I'd learn to love the coal dust

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Never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar

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Lord god, I wish the grass would turn to money

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And those greenbacks fill my pockets up once more

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Yeah, I was born and raised at the mouth of the Hazard Hollow

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The coal cars roared and rumbled past my door

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Now they stand in a rusty row all empty

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'Cause the L & N --- don't stop here anymore

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Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard

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To draw my pay like I  had done before

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Them Kudzu vines were covering all the windows

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There were leaves and grass growing right up through the floor

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I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow

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The coal cars roared and rumbled past my door

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Now they stand in a rusty row all empty