Kathy Mattea - Calling Me Home

Hello, My Name Is Coal

I'm from West 'by God' Virginia
And the high Kentucky hills
I'm dirty but I'm honest
I pay a poor man's bills
I'm prosperity and poverty
I'm a scoundrel and a saint
I'm loved, reviled, misunderstood
I'm hope in a hopeless place

Hello, my name is coal
And around here I'm the king
Some say I'm a savior
Some say death is what I bring
I've broke miner's backs & hearts
And I've wrestled for their souls
Let me introduce myself
Hello, my name is coal

Some men call me 'black gold'
You might have heard of me
My body is the mountain
My breath is kerosene
You might think I'm outta date
But if I'm out of style and old
Why do men still dig me
All around the globe?

Hello, my name is coal
And around here I'm the queen
Some say I'm cheap and easy
Oh but they still bow to me
Be careful, I'll break up your home
And I'll steal away your soul
It's dangerous to lust for me
Hello, my name is coal

They curse me now for what I am
But not that long ago
They sang my praises everywhere
Hello, my name is coal



Credits
Writer(s): George Jenee Fleenor, Larry E. Cordle
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Other Album Tracks

  1. A Far Cry
  2. Gone, Gonna Rise Again
  3. The Wood Thrush's Song
  4. West Virginia Mine Disaster
  5. The Maple's Lament
  6. Hello, My Name Is Coal
  7. Calling Me Home
  8. Black Waters
  9. West Virginia, My Home
  10. Agate Hill

All Album Tracks: Calling Me Home >

Altri album

  1. Turn off the News (Build a Garden) [Live]
  2. Pretty Bird
  3. Mercy Now
  4. St. Teresa
  5. I Can't Stand up Alone
  6. Ode to Billie Joe
  7. Big Bang Concert Series: Kathy Mattea (Live)
  8. Kathy Mattea - Live At Church Street Station - EP
  9. Kathy Mattea - Live at Church Street Station
  10. Calling Me Home

All Albums of Kathy Mattea >

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