Magnolia Holler
Out in the hills of Eastern Kentucky
Was a land that I briefly once knew
I lived on that dirt starting at birth
Until I realized every hard truth
Left there alone in search of a home
A place without smoke in the air
Was easy to do and then saw into
Of how my folks they live in despair
Granny left school at the age of 13
For work she didn't sign up for
Papaw chain smoked and gave himself heatstroke
As he poured concrete for mansion floors
They married young and one kid that'd come
From that union I called him my dad
At least for a few years things were alright
Besides nothing more is left to be had
In Magnolia Holler the sun doesn't shine
Magnolia Holler ain't no friend of mine
She's plenty in sorrow and plenty in pain at the same time
Magnolia Holler's got nothing to show
She sneaks up on you like a one lane back road
Magnolia Holler stayed on the ground so I could fly
Summers were blazing and winters were cold
But coats from the Goodwill proved sweet
Church was our second home every Sunday
For they had good AC and heat
Rations were rough but God we were tough
So we'd EBT it or starve
We'd eat out at night under the moonlight
As we made shapes from different stars
In Magnolia Holler the sun doesn't shine
Magnolia Holler ain't no friend of mine
She's plenty in sorrow and plenty in pain at the same time
Magnolia Holler's got nothing to show
She sneaks up on you like a one lane back road
Magnolia Holler stayed on the ground so I could fly
One day I'll go back and might look around
At the rubble of what it once was
It's worse than when I told it goodbye
Now's had years of more chaos and drugs
Lord set them free for they don't mean
No harm to your skies or your land
My days there were hard but every yard
Gave me a piece of who I now am
A piece of who I now am
A piece of who I now am
Was a land that I briefly once knew
I lived on that dirt starting at birth
Until I realized every hard truth
Left there alone in search of a home
A place without smoke in the air
Was easy to do and then saw into
Of how my folks they live in despair
Granny left school at the age of 13
For work she didn't sign up for
Papaw chain smoked and gave himself heatstroke
As he poured concrete for mansion floors
They married young and one kid that'd come
From that union I called him my dad
At least for a few years things were alright
Besides nothing more is left to be had
In Magnolia Holler the sun doesn't shine
Magnolia Holler ain't no friend of mine
She's plenty in sorrow and plenty in pain at the same time
Magnolia Holler's got nothing to show
She sneaks up on you like a one lane back road
Magnolia Holler stayed on the ground so I could fly
Summers were blazing and winters were cold
But coats from the Goodwill proved sweet
Church was our second home every Sunday
For they had good AC and heat
Rations were rough but God we were tough
So we'd EBT it or starve
We'd eat out at night under the moonlight
As we made shapes from different stars
In Magnolia Holler the sun doesn't shine
Magnolia Holler ain't no friend of mine
She's plenty in sorrow and plenty in pain at the same time
Magnolia Holler's got nothing to show
She sneaks up on you like a one lane back road
Magnolia Holler stayed on the ground so I could fly
One day I'll go back and might look around
At the rubble of what it once was
It's worse than when I told it goodbye
Now's had years of more chaos and drugs
Lord set them free for they don't mean
No harm to your skies or your land
My days there were hard but every yard
Gave me a piece of who I now am
A piece of who I now am
A piece of who I now am
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