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You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive

You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Lyrics by Patty Loveless
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive Lyrics

What Are The Lyrics For You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive By Patty Loveless?

In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
That's the place where I trace my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone

"You'll never leave Harlan alive"

Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said, "Won't you walk with me, out of the mouth of this holler
or we'll never leave Harlan alive"

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin'
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Till a man from the northeast arrived
Wavin' hundred dollar bills, said, "I'll pay you for your minerals"
But he never left Harlan alive

Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
To a farm where Big Richland River winds
And I bet they danced them a jig
And they laughed and sang a new song
"Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive"

But the times they got hard and tobacco wasn't sellin'
And old granddad knew what he'd do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal
And sent the money back to grandma
But he never left Harlan alive

Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin'
And the sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life diggin' coal from the bottom of your grave

You'll never leave Harlan alive

Who Wrote You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive By Patty Loveless?

Darrell Scott

What's The Duration Of The You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive By Patty Loveless?

The duration of You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive is 6:06 minutes and seconds.

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