The Line

Down there in the valley

Where the ground don't see the sun

Some West Virginia settlers

Work until the day is done

My mama came from money

My daddy worked in the mines

Fate will swing its hammer

And love will make you blind

I was told outside this valley

There's a world I don't wanna find

I was born into this family

And I was raised to carry on the line

Carry on the line

Businessman he came to town

To tell us all the news

They're gonna build a railway

Up to our land and on through

Daddy took to the bottle

Mama took to his friend

They never knew my mind was set

Yeah they looked right past my plan

I was told outside this valley

There's a world I don't wanna find

I was born into this family

And I was raised to carry on the line

Carry on the line

Well they brought in some labor

And they built that rail right

Oh and I, I won't die here

So I hopped the train at night

And I broke

The family line