The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore

[Verse 1] When I was a curly headed baby My daddy sat me down on his knee He said, son, go to school and get your letters Don't you be a dusty coal miner, boy, like me [Chorus] I was born and raised at the mouth of hazard hollow The coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door But now they stand in a rusty row, all empty Because the L & N don't stop here anymore [Verse 2] I used to think my daddy was a black man With script enough to buy the company store But now he goes to town with empty pockets And his face is white as a February snow [Chorus] [Verse 3] I never thought I'd learn to love the coal dust I never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar Oh, god, I wish the grass would turn to money And those green backs would fill my pockets once more [Chorus] [Verse 4] Last night I dreamed I went down to the office To get my pay like a had done before But the old kudzu vines were covering the door And there were leaves and grass growing right up through the floor [Chorus]