You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive-Brad Paisley

[00:00.000] 作词 : Darrell Scott [00:01.000] 作曲 : Darrell Scott [00:05.054]In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky [00:13.289]That's the place where I trace my bloodline [00:20.395]And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone [00:28.710]You'll never leave Harlan alive [00:38.498]Oh my granddad's dad [00:41.605]crossed the Cumberland Mountains [00:45.410]Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride [00:51.179]Said Won't you walk with me [00:54.500]out of the mouth of this holler [00:58.324]Or we'll never leave Harlan alive [01:04.515]Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin' [01:07.688]The sun goes down about three in the day [01:17.201]And you'll fill your cup with [01:21.013]whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' [01:23.772]And you spend your life [01:27.443]just thinkin' of how to get away [01:32.490]No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains [01:39.100]Till a man from the northeast arrived [01:45.402]He was waving hundred dollar bills said [01:49.176]I'll pay you for your minerals [01:52.437]But he never left Harlan alive [02:05.926]Grandma sold out cheap [02:08.647]and they moved out west of Pikeville [02:11.918]To a farm where big Richland river winds [02:18.215]Oh I bet they danced them a jig [02:21.314]and they laughed and sang a new song [02:24.529]Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive [03:01.005]But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling [03:07.474]And old granddad knew what he'd do to survive [03:13.809]So he went and dug Harlan coal [03:17.204]sent the money back to granny [03:20.792]But he never left Harlan alive [03:27.209]Where the sun comes up aboud ten in the mornin' [03:33.765]The sun goes down about three in the day [03:40.876]And you'll fill your cup [03:44.749]with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' [03:47.901]And you spend your life [03:51.914]just thinking of how you get away [03:54.809]Where the sun comes up aboud ten in the mornin' [04:01.409]The sun goes down about three in the day [04:07.745]And you'll fill your cup [04:11.787]with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin' [04:14.414]And you spend your life diggin' coal [04:17.279]from the bottom of your grave [04:25.631]In the deep dark hills of Eastern Kentucky [04:34.631]That's the place where I trace my bloodline [04:42.135]And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone [04:51.162]You'll never leave Harlan alive