Dave Alvin - Harlan County Line lyrics

Another morning, another motel bed another city waiting up ahead Light another menthol to clear my mind Of those memories I pretend to forget 'cause I always want to live without regrets But, yeah, I still think of her from time to time And is she still living cross the Harlan County Line When we met we were both living far from home Tryin' to get by and tired of being alone And for a moment I thought she was mine 'Cause she had a voice I just wanted to believe She said her mother was full blood Cherokee And her daddy was a union man down in the mines Fighting the good fight cross the Harlan County Line… People can be Noble or people can be Cruel They'll make you president or they'll make you a fool But she always treated me nice and kind Until that day she left me on my own She said there was trouble she had to handle back home But she gave me a number and said, "Call anytime" If I ever made it cross the Harlan County Line… The years disappear out on the highway And I lost her number somewhere along the way But I'll say a little prayer that she's doing fine Another morning, another motel bed, Another city waiting up ahead And another small memory to leave behind Somewhere cross the Harlan County Line