BLACK HOLLOW

Intro

Verse 1 There's a road beyond the sawmill Where the pines grow close and tall No birds sit on the power lines No dogs come when you call Old folks say don't cross that bridge When the evening loses light But I was twenty-three and stupid So I crossed it every night There was a house below the ridge line One lamp burning in the hall And a woman at the window Who never moved at all

Hook Black Hollow Don't call my name I've been gone ten years You still sound the same Black Hollow Cold beneath the stone Some places let you leave But they never let you go

Verse 2 My father worked that mountain Till the mountain took his breath Came home coughing black in winter Like he'd swallowed half of death Mama packed us up one Sunday Said, “We're done with this damn place” But every mile toward the highway I could feel it watch us leave Years went by, I built a living Learned to sleep without the sound Then last week I got a letter No return address was found Inside was one sentence: “Your light is still on.” Black Hollow I ain't coming home You can keep the mine You can keep the bones Black Hollow Keep your crooked road You took enough from my bloodline You don't get my soul

Outro

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