Back to God's country they said It's better in the city I'm sure to find my future At least this is what they said My father worked the mines Darkness is the world below So hard is the labor How long will he endure
Want to go back to God's country All of my life I need to stay Where it is the only place that I feel safe I must return to the world I know, I will go
One day they cut the wages No more money to be made We were left to manage On half our weekly pay Oh man these times were tough On Black Friday it got rough They were in such a rage Like a lion in a cage
Want to go back to God's country All of my life I need to stay Where it is the only place that I feel safe I must return to the world I know, I will go
Disaster struck in winter Rocks fell down the shaft They searched for thirty hours Still there was no sign My father buried in the ground Inside this shaft they found Even though his time is done I know mine that just begun
Want to go back to God's country All of my life I need to stay Where it is the only place that I feel safe I must return to the world I know, I will go
Want to go back to God's country All of my life I need to stay Where it is the only place that I feel safe I must return to the world I know, I will go