Fayetteville Coalmine Lyrics

Growin� up in Fayetteville sure ain�t no place for a child
The men work at the coalmine and the women never smile
Well ain�t nobody rich here they�re just barely scrapin� by
Few folks ever leave this place and most don�t even try
Daddy was a miner, he worked 60 hours a week
Took him 30 years of bustin� rock to finally make ends meet
But he died last December with two lungs full of coal
Left behind a lovin� wife and bills that he still owed.

(Chorus)
They say that Fayetteville coalmine will only bring you pain
Make a woman cry all night and a man do crazy things
I�ve lived �round here long enough and now it�s plain to see
That Fayetteville coalmine is gonna� be the death of me.

I played high school football; I thought it was my way out
Two months straight my senior year, I was all they talked about
�Til the playoff game, on the 12th yard line, Wildcats were down by three
That number 10 just slipped right in and tore out my left knee.

Bought a house just down the road in a decent neighborhood
Got hired on at the coalmine, like I swore I never would
I married me a local gal and we get along alright
But there�s still one thing that keeps me up, most every night.

(Repeat Chorus)

That old mine is like a thorn there in my side
I can�t leave it, though I sure have tried
It�s a cold, dark and empty hell
Some say it�s a part of me, but I can�t really tell.

(Repeat Chorus)

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