I'll make no excuses I'll find heaven below the ground I'll make no excuses I'll find heaven below the ground I'm an anthracite man and it's me who heats this town There ain't a saloon in town that can quench my thirst There ain't a saloon in town that can quench my thirst If you're gonna run with me I'm gonna get there first Well I've roamed all around this valley Laid my head in many a patch And I've learned one thing in all my days There's good times where I'm at There ain't a man alive who can fill more cars than me There ain't a man alive who can fill more cars than me And them God fearing woman they won't leave me be