I've searched the world over all of my life Just looking for something To make my love shine like a candle that burns in the night But I came up with
My pappy said when I was seventeen you're six feet tall and your face is clean And it don't look right for a boy that old to not make a livin' loadin'
My name is Jackson Jameson, a coal miner by trade From a part of Pennsylvania even Jesus couldn't save With towns named after Indian chiefs and Union
I think I feel a little hurt My fists are turning coal to diamonds Why no one told me so much work Would all go into tryin'? Oh, but those feelings ain
What a waste, I could've been your lover What a waste, I could've been your friend Perfect love is like a blossom that fades so quick When it's blowing
Travelin' down that coal town road Listenin' to my rubber tires whine Goodbye to Buckeye and white Sycamore I'm leavin' you behind I've been coal miner
Just as sure as that sun's gonna shine When he comes at his table, I will dine Just as sure as that dog's gonna whine In my heart, no longer will I pine
There's nothing left but burning memories And that flame just won't flare up inside of me Although you're gone I see you everywhere So I keep stirring
Hey I'm just an old chunk of coal But I'm gonna be a diamond some day I'm gonna grow and glow till I'm so blue pure perfect I'm gonna put a smile on everybody
Travelin' on down that coal town road Listen to my rubber tires whine Goodbye to buckeye and white sycamore I'm leavin' you behind Oh, I've been a coal
Me train running low on soul coal They push pull tactics are driving me loco They shouldn't do that, no, no, no They shouldn't do that Me train running
Look at me, I'm twenty three Beautiful, a sight to see tonight A little dress to draw the press And I'll be leaving all the rest behind Well, be pleased
You sit there on the couch Sipping your scotch and ice You turn the TV on And tune me out again So what would you say to me If you could talk to me You
Hold on, You said and I held on Lay down your sweet head and I laid it down I say, tell me all You have seen You gave of Your life to bring out my dreams
Free, free You thought you had me all tied up in a little knot You thought, I'd go on living just like you Till you ask me nicely to stop but surprise
Hush, I can hear you breathing Sweet the taste of your tender kiss I?m crazy, crazy tonight Baby, hold me tonight, capture my heart Hold me til morning
I lost it all You got it back Believed in me When I gave up on myself again A sudden rain revealed your face I knew right then No matter where I go I
I can see you standing in the pouring rain Waiting for changes to carry you away I can see the light fall from your eyes As we get lost in the tears of