Got married at 16, had a 15 year old wife Guess I've been a grown man, just about all my life Like my daddy before me, I've done the best I could Somehow things turned out a little worse than they should
Logan West Virginia is a hundred mile behind Coal mines took my boys life and my Janie's piece of mind All I know is back in Logan and I ain't never been that smart But I know I had to leave there to heal my Janie's heart
Damn these hard times, damn the coal mines Damn the good dreams gone cold While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
Me and Janie worked hard to get our children grown Junior was our first born it's cut us to the bone We learned long ago that you don't doubt the good lords plan But some things is hard to take lord, we just tryin' to understand
But damn these hard times, damn the coal mines Damn the good dreams gone cold While I'm at it, damn this crooked road
There's a big blue ocean another 300 mile Sun on the water just might make my Janie smile Light in her eyes is worth more to me than gold Hope runs straight line right down this mountain road
So damn these hard times, damn the coal mines Damn the good dreams gone cold While I'm at it, damn this crooked road While I'm at it, damn this crooked road.