Pierce Pettis - Appalachian Bloodlines lyrics

Appalachia where the dark sky rolls Coal fields lie so barren and mean Mountaintops that reach like thorns And prick the sky until it bleeds Soot-black faces, rolled up sleeves Undefeated football teams From the coal mines up to the major leagues The land is torn from shovels and cleats Appalachian bloodlines They run dark and they run deep Deeper than than the furrows Where the ground is hard and steep Deeper than the worry lines On a poor dirt farmer's face More solemn than a hungry family When they pause for grace Carter family singing Amazing Grace I'll never forget Mama Maybelle's face Mountain wisdom in her crinkly smile Its a face I could pick out of any crowd Churches are full on Sunday morn Speaking in tongues of Old King James Family bibles weathered and worn With ten generations of family names (CHORUS) Gets hot around here in the summertime Hotter than a rocket on the Fourth of July Hotter than the scenes that twist and wind In the tortured dreams of a young man's mind June bug bride at age sixteen Soon grown old in her faded jeans With a life of hard work, mouths to feed Family reunions 'neath the poplar trees (CHORUS)