[Verse 1]
Ain t know sushine upon you . a half a mile below
My skins as white as lilys . but you d never know
I m covered up, head to toe . so you d never . see it anyway
I ve come home . as black as night . nearly .everyday
[Chorus]
Some CEO from Chicago, who ain t worked a day
Said coals heating up the planet, but how that is he just can t say
Said solar and wind is the only thing that ll save us now
Coal is poisoning the planet but they can t say exactly how
[Verse 2]
They re shutting down the mines I worked in all my life
But I ain t sad a bit, headed home to tell my wife
Finally can pick up the banjo and sit on my porch
About time I got some fishing in down at Martin s Fork
[Chorus]
Some CEO from Chicago, who ain t worked a day
Said coals heating up the planet, but how that is he just can t say
Said solar and wind is the only thing that ll save us now
Coal is poisoning the planet but they can t say exactly how
[Verse 3]
Some are worried what will happen in this holler without the mines
I ain t worried, had a life sentence and already served my time
For the first time in 40 years you ll see a smile on my face
Tonight I ll drive away, the last time I ll ever see this place.