Travelin' down that coal town road Listen to those rubber tires whine; Goodbye to Buckeye and White Sycamore I'm leavin' you behind I've been a coal man all my life Layin' down track in the hole Got a back like an ironwood bent by the wind Blood veins blue as the coal Somebody said "That's a strange tattoo You have on the side of your head" I...Learn More

West Virginia, oh, my home West Virginia's where I belong In the dead of the night in the still and the quiet I slip away like a bird in flight Back to those hills - the place that I call home It's been years now since I left there And this city life's about got the best of me I can't remember why I left so free What I wanted to do - what I wanted...Learn More

[Verse 1] Little Lenaldo, he's only 11 years old Gets up at dawn to work in the hot fields all day For a mean boss man who'll abuse and never think twice He's known for cheap labor and a heart that's cold as ice [Verse 2] Little Lenaldo, no time ever to run and play Work is barely finished till its time to start another day Gray-haired little...Learn More

Don't bother to cry cause I ain't lookin' Don't bother to sigh cause I won't hear You told me a lie and I believed you Tho' you're cryin' you're still lying dear So weep no more little baby Oh weep no more and moan Oh, save your teardrops baby Cause your Mama's loving heart has turned to stone Don't tell me you'll die if I should leave you Don't...Learn More

[Verse 1] So, you never picked no peaches Never rode your boxcar train Never worked out on the road gang Or slept out in the rain But when you see good people Have to struggle, sweat, and strain When you can't feed your children Don't it make you stop and think? ‎ [Chorus] Are they gonna make us outlaws again? Is that what it's comin' to, my...Learn More

Fly away, little pretty bird Fly, fly away Fly away, little pretty bird And pretty, you'll always stay I see in your eyes, a promise Your own tender love you bring But fly away, little pretty bird Cold runneth the spring Love's own tender flames warms this meeting And loves tender song should sing But fly away, little pretty bird And pretty,...Learn More