Used to Be a Mountain

Lyrics

[Verse 1] If you're thumbin' down a dog-town road With your tongue back, draggin' ass Hotter than a train track, Harlan up to Middlesboro With your coal seam, jimson weed, wildcat Wind speed, big Sandy to the Big O On an overdrive mainline, try to clear Kentucky alive My, my, such a lost tribe [Pre-Chorus] Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? You know, you know [Chorus] There used to be a mountain here There used to be a river so clear, we could swim to the bottom There was heart, there was soul, but I guess that we forgot 'em 'Cause there ain't nothin' standin' out the window but a sign on a slag pile It says, it said there used to be a mountain here [Verse 2] If you're thumbin' down a drag-mine road And your quickset toothache needs a little opiate Lookin' for a pot a-gold With a go-devil, Honda rebel, OxyContin coal shovel Climb on up the tipple and go Straight to a gunnysack, polecat Mitch'll have a heart attack, you know [Pre-Chorus] Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? You know, you know [Chorus] There used to be a mountain here There used to be a river so clear, we could swim to the bottom There was heart, there was soul, but I guess that we forgot 'em 'Cause there ain't nothin' standin' out the window but a sign on a slag pile It says, it said there used to be a mountain here [Bridge] There used to be a house on the edge of town There used to be a job and a roller rink Church on Sunday, passin' the plate around There used to be a river full of catfish We'd catch just to let 'em go Ah, we used to let it flow But now we've let ourselves go, hey! [Verse 3] So, if you're thumbin' down a coal town road And you're all jacked, smoke-stacked, suckin' on a thumbtack Swingin' at the end of your rope From a shoelace, total waste, sign your whole life away Don't forget the debt that you're owed From the fat cats, race rats, big Pharma, tall stacks They're the ones a-diggin' the hole All the way down to Guangzhou [Pre-Chorus] Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? Don't you know? You know, you know [Chorus] There used to be a mountain here There used to be a river so clear, we could swim to the bottom There was heart, there was soul, but I guess that we forgot 'em 'Cause there ain't nothin' standin' out the window but a sign on a slag pile It says, it said there used to be a mountain here (Hey, hey, hey) [Post-Chorus] There used to be a mountain here (Hey, hey, hey, hey) There used to be a mountain here (Hey, hey, hey, hey) There used to be a mountain