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FIRST TIME HEARING Patty Loveless & Chris Stapleton - You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless
Performer
Carmella Ramsey
Carmella Ramsey
Background Vocals
Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott
Banjo
Jeff White
Jeff White
Guitar
Tim Hensley
Tim Hensley
Mandolin
Butch Lee
Butch Lee
Mandolin
Emory Gordy Jr.
Emory Gordy Jr.
Bass
Gene Wooten
Gene Wooten
Dobro
Deanie Richardson
Deanie Richardson
Fiddle
Bill Johnson
Bill Johnson
Conductor
Beth Kindig
Beth Kindig
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Darrell Scott
Darrell Scott
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Emory Gordy Jr.
Emory Gordy Jr.
Producer
Emory Gordy, Jr. for Pauldin County Productions
Emory Gordy, Jr. for Pauldin County Productions
Producer
Lilly and Walker
Lilly and Walker
Assistant Engineer
Glenn Meadows
Glenn Meadows
Mastering Engineer
Justin Niebank
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky
The's the place where I traced my bloodline
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone
You'll never leave Harlan alive
[Verse 2]
Oh, my grandfather's dad crossed the Cumberland Mountains
Where he took a pretty girl to be his bride
Said "Won't you walk with me out the mouth of this holler?
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive"
[Verse 3]
Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin' and
The sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life just thinkin' of how to get away
[Verse 4]
No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains
Till a man from the northeast arrived
Wavin' hundred dollar bills, said "I'll pay you for your minerals"
But he never left Harlan alive
[Verse 5]
Grandma sold out cheap and they moved out west of Pineville
To a farm where a Big Richland River winds
And I bet they danced them a jig
And they laughed and sang a new song
Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?
[Verse 6]
But the times they got hard and tobacco wasn't sellin'
And old Grandad knew what he'd do to survive
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to Grandma
But he never left Harlan alive
[Verse 7]
Where the sun comes up about ten in the mornin' and
The sun goes down about three in the day
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew you're drinkin'
And you spend your life diggin' coal from the bottom of your grave
[Verse 8]
You'll never leave Harlan alive
[Verse 9]
You'll never leave Harlan alive
Written by: Darrell Scott

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