Once there was a miner

who held down his job

'til one day he died from

the fate of his God

Now his wife she did mourn him

'til the collectors came around

and stole all his possessions

before they buried him down



Now his wife and his children

pay the rent with their tears

They live alone with one another

wake late at night with their fears

Cause the money ain't nothing

to the rich man in town

but for the sake of a dollar

they let the whole family drown

The old man had wrote out

all the things he had saved

He said he'd saved them a gold mine

but it was all in his head

And one solemn child

who had been born that year

he was brought up with the memories

of the feelings and the fears



Now his wife and his children….



The bartender's arms shook

as he poured one more round

He said he'd heard many stories

and was I long in the town

Well I paid up my dollar

and I laughed as I did

I said I'm one of the family

though I've long kept it hid



Now I'm older an tired now

and I've travelled around

I slept in many dark cities

I've been jailed in small towns

and my father would tell you

if he'd lived to this day

that if life be a gamble

let blood be the stakes




» 49 Tons
» As Lonely As You
» Boots of Leather
» Born To Be A Traveler
» Calling on the Angels
» Come On Train
» Country Squall
» For The Sake Of A Dollar
» Had Enough Of You Today
» Has Anyone Seen My Baby Here Tonight
» Heaven Knows Your Name
» House Of Sin
» If I Catch You Crying
» If You Have to Choose
» Jackie Washington
» Job Disorder
» King of Love
» Lace And Pretty Flowers
» Lean On Your Peers
» Lock All The Doors
» Music In Your Eyes
» Nickels and Dimes
» Paleface
» Patience of a Working Man
» Queen With a Broken Crown
» Rains On Me
» Skybound Station
» Swinging From The Chains Of Love
» The Lucky Ones
» Tie Me At The Crossroads
» Turnkey
» Vale of Tears
» Vigil
» Water Or Gasoline
» White Line

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