[Verse 1]
When I was a curly-headed baby
Father sat me down on his knee
"Son, you go to school and learn your letters
Don't you be no dusty miner boy like me"

[Chorus]
I was born and raised by the mouth of the Hazard Holler
Where the dust carts rolled, and they rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row of all empties
And the L&N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 2]
I used to think my father was a black man
With script enough to buy the company store
Now he goes to work with empty pockets
And his face is as white as a February snow

[Chorus]
I was born and raised by the mouth of the Hazard Holler
Where the dust carts rolled, and they rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row of all empties
And the L&N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 3]
Never thought I'd live to learn to love the coal dust
Never thought I'd pray to hear that whistle roar
But Lord, I wish that the grass would turn to money
And those greenbacks would fill my pockets once more
[Chorus]
I was born and raised by the mouth of the Hazard Holler
Where the dust carts rolled, and they rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row of all empties
And the L&N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 4]
Last night I dreamt I went down to the office
To get my pay there like I'd done before
Them old kudzu vines were covering the doorway
There were leaves and grass growing right up through the floor

[Chorus]
I was born and raised by the mouth of the Hazard Holler
Where the dust carts rolled, and they rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row of all empties
And the L&N don't stop here anymore

[Verse 1]
When I was a curly-headed baby
My father sat me down on his knee
Said, "Son, you go to school and learn your letters
Don't you be no dusty miner boy like me"

[Chorus]
I was born and raised by the mouth of the Hazard Holler
Where the dust carts rolled, and they rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row of all empties
And the L&N don't stop here anymore
[Outro]
No, the L&N don't stop here anymore
No, the L&N don't stop here anymore