Times, they ain’t like nothing they used to be
From rocky mount' to northeast Tennessee
Where the river flows with a dusty, coal disease
And the babies whine cause they can’t find nothing to eat
But, mama, she ain’t hungry no more
She’s waiting for a knock on the trailer door
It’s gonna rock you like a hurricane
It’s gonna rock you 'til you lose sleep
It’s gonna rock you 'til you’re out of a job
It’s gonna rock you 'til you’re out on the street
It’s gonna rock you 'til you’re down on your knees
It’s gonna have you begging pretty please
It’s gonna rock you like a hurricane
Methamphetamine
Don’t need no PhD for a hundred dollar card
Just find a crooked cop and that doctor disregard
Cause when it’s either the mine or the Kentucky national guard
Um, I’d rather sell him a line than to be dying in the coal yard
Now, papa, he ain’t hungry no more
He’s waiting for a knock on the trailer door
Well, it’s a war out there, and it’s fought by poor white men
From the plateau to the falls of the Cumberland
You better watch your back, cause you just can’t trust a friend
And the method man is going to get you in the end
So listen to the whispering wind
It sounds like a big storm rolling in
Still dealing with my addiction....feels like I'll never be as happy as I was when I was on dope....about a month clean now. Afraid I'll never be able to enjoy life again after being on this shit for a year straight...
God help all those back in my mountain home, I love the country man but I had to up root and move my family up north to get away from all that despair it wrought on our Southeastern Kentucky communtiy. I now work in law enforcement and I am trying to help those poor souls fighting the battle. My family was definitely affected by the demon drug, it's killing my little brother. They can only quit if they want to, but every bit of support helps. We can fight this, God bless you all.
costed my career in the Army. Got off of it and my way was just turn your back on the people who did it. Hard as hell but not impossible. Good luck and God bless