The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore

(intro)   1. When I was a curly headed baby                  my daddy sat me down upon his knee.                         He said "Boy you go to school and learn your letters                        don’t you be a dirty miner like me."            I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow                         coal cars rambled past my door              Now they’re standing in an empty row all dusty                    and the L & N don’t stop here anymore.              2. Well I used to think my daddy was a black man                 with script enough to buy the company store.                         Now he goes downtown with his pockets empty                          and his face is white as the February snow.                    I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow                         coal cars rambled past my door              Now they’re standing in an empty row all dusty                    and the L & N don’t stop here anymore.              (       ) 3. Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard                   to draw my pay just like I?d done before.                   Them ol’ kudzu vines were coming through the window                            and the weeds and grass were growing through the floor.                              I was born and raised in the mouth of the Hazard Hollow                         coal cars rambled past my door              Now they’re standing in a rusty row all empty                 and the L & N don’t stop here anymore.              And the L & N don’t stop here anymore.