Marty Stuart - Green Rolling Hills lyrics

[Chorus] Oh the green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me And never let me go [Verse 1] My Daddy said "Don't ever be a miner For a mine's grave is all you'll ever own There's hard times everywhere I can't find a dime to spare These are the worst times I've ever known" [Chorus] But the green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me And never let me go [Verse 2] So I'll move away into some crowded city In some northern factory town, you'll find me there Though I'll leave the past behind I'll never change my mind These troubled times are more than I can bear [Chorus] But the green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me And never let me go [Instrumental break] [Verse 3] Someday I'll go back to West Virginia To those green, rolling hills I love so well Oh someday I'll go home when I know I'll right the wrong And these hard times will follow me no more [Chorus] Oh the green rolling hills of West Virginia Are the nearest thing to Heaven that I know Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me And never let me go Though the times are sad and drear And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me And never let me go [Instrumental: Wildwood Flower]