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Coal Mining Man

by Faithless Town

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"Coal Mining Man" is the newest single from Faithless Town's forthcoming album, Into The Light Vol. 1, out April 29th.

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Spent my whole life working in the mines
Twenty-seven years neath’ the Hemlock Pines
In Ol’ Kentucky

I was only eighteen when I took the job
Just like my daddy and my granddaddy did
Before for me

With dirty faces and calloused hands
We worked these tunnels till we could barely stand
Now they’re closing up the mines
Shutting down the plants
There’s no place left for a coal mining man
No place left for a coal mining man

When the jobs left town
thought I’d do the same
But all I’ve ever known has been this place
And I can’t seem to go

Toughest part is looking in
Rose’s eyes
And telling her it’ll be alright
When I just don’t know

With dirty faces and calloused hands
We worked these tunnels till we could barely stand
Now they’re closing up the mines
Shutting down the plants
There’s no place left for a coal mining man
No place left for a coal mining man

I feel myself begin to disappear
My whole way of life is gone
Forgotten like a relic of yesteryear
I don’t know how to keep moving on

There’s boarded up windows down on main street
There’s men on the corner like scattered leaves
There’s an air that weighs a ton

There's a sadness in my mama’s eyes
And every time I cough I hear her cry
Oh lord don’t take my son

With dirty faces and calloused hands
We worked these tunnels till we could barely stand
Now they’re closing up the mines
Shutting down the plants
There’s no place left for a coal mining man
No place left for a coal mining man

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released March 25, 2022
Words & Music by Gene Owens

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Faithless Town Atlanta, Georgia

"Faithless Town.. lead you on a journey. It crosses genres, changes pace as quickly as the songs change, and brings to life the modern day American dream.”- IMPOSE

"Faithless Town sounds like if Roy Orbison, Ryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, and old Kings of Leon had a bastard child and nobody knows who the father is." - 99X Radio
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