[Verse 1] Daddy wasnt the first, but he might be the last In a long line of men, covered in black soot and ash Aint much work around here since theyve closed down the mines Were either working in the prisons or were logging them pines [Chorus] Were just taking what were given, scraping out a living Getting by is all weve ever known Our whole world stopped turning When them headlamps quit burning Now were picking up the pieces off the ground In whats left of a coal town [Verse 2] No one had a choice when the jobs up and left It was a man in a suit, who thought he knew best But he never saw what it was before or what its now become And there aint no turning back, cause whats done is done [Chorus] And were just taking what were given, scraping out a living Getting by is all weve ever known Our whole world stopped turning When them headlamps quit burning Now were picking up the pieces off the ground In whats left of a coal town You know whats left of a coal town Were just taking what were given, scraping out a living Getting by is all weve ever known Our whole world stopped turning When them headlamps quit burning Now were picking up the pieces off the ground And now were picking up the pieces off the ground In whats left of a coal town In whats left of a coal town And well daddy wasnt the first, but he might be the last
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