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Roy Bailey
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Draglines at my heart, they're tearing us apart
And the mountainside where we were born
Must I weep and mourn for the land
It took ten million years to form
Now all my eyes can see are just the bleeding scars
Across the mountainside
Across the mountainside
Coal port, PA, just a little town tucked too far away
For anyone to know
But the folks born and raised
For six generations working day by day
Trying to keep themselves a home
Draglines at my heart, they're tearing us apart
And the mountainside where we were born
Must I weep and mourn for the land
It took ten million years to form
Now all my eyes can see are just the bleeding scars
Across the mountainside
Across the mountainside
Our neighbors down the road
They farmed twelve acres
Worked a heavy load
Poor as dirt though they tried
'Til the coal company came through
Said, "We'll mine your land
Take the burden off of you
And we'll see that you get by"
First they tore down their home
Where their grandma
And all the kids were born
They just brushed it all aside
Then came the big machines
Ripped up the trees
And muddied all the streams
While the family stood and cried
Draglines at my heart, they're tearing us apart
And the mountainside where we were born
Oh, take warning that the storm clouds will come
And block out the sun
That's shining on the folks who seek their fortunes off
The families who have died trying to survive
Across the mountainside