The L & N Don’t Stop Here Anymore Songtext
von June Carter Cash

When I was a curly headed baby
My daddy sat me down on his knee
He said, "go to school and learn your letters
Don′t you be a dirt miner like me"

I was born and raised at the mouth of hazard hollow
The coal cars rumbled past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
And the L and N don't stop here anymore

I used to think my daddy was a black man
With script enough to buy the company store
Now he goes to town with empty pockets
And his face is white as a February snow


I was born and raised at the mouth of hazard hollow
The coal cars rumbled and past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
And the L and N don′t stop here anymore

Last night I dreamed I went down to the coal yard
To drown my pay like a had done before
But them ol' kudzu vines were covering the door
And the trees and grass growing through the floor

I was born and raised at the mouth of hazard hollow
The coal cars rumbled and past my door
Now they stand in a rusty row all empty
And the L and N don't stop here anymore

Now the L and N don′t stop here anymore