The Coming of the Roads
Billy Edd Wheeler
Now that our mountain is growing
With people hungry for wealth
How come it's you that's a’ going
And I'm left all alone by myself
We used to hunt the cool caverns
Deep in our forest of green
Then came the road and the tavern
And you've found a new love it seems
Once I had you and the wild wood
Now it's just dusty road
And I can't help but blaming your going
On the coming, the coming of the road
Look how they've cut all to pieces
Our ancient poplar and oak
The hillside is stained with their greases
That burns up the heavens with smoke
We used to curse the bold crewmen
Who stripped our land of its ore
Now you've changed and you've gone over to them
And you've learned to love what you hated before
Once I thanked God for my treasures
Now like rust, it corrodes
And I can't help from blaming your going
On the coming, the coming of the road (X2)
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Michael Black
2007