Story Behind The Song
...a tribute to the 29 coal miners who lost their lives in montcoal, wv mining disaster in april of 2010...the second worst mining disaster in the history of mining in the united states...godspeed boys!...
Song Description
...a tribute to the 29 coal miners who lost their lives in montcoal, wv mining disaster in april of 2010...the second worst mining disaster in the history of mining in the united states...godspeed boys!...
| Song Length |
4:24 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Miserable |
| Subject |
Judgement, Sadness |
Similar Artists |
Eric Church, Eric Johnson |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
...every miner wonders, will this day be my last?...deep down in a mine bad things happen real fast...but the kids gotta eat so back down you go, again & again, to that cold black hole...montcoal, wv a small mining town, on a black day in april, the boys all went down...to an awful explosion in the upper big branch mine, when the dust finally settled we lost...29...
...you've done enough work boys now rest peacefully...no more breaking your backs working down on your knees...the whistle has blown, your last shift is through...our life's will go on but we'll never forget you...and a black day in april twenty-ten, that was the end...for...29...
...yes, 29 died, left their families behind...all called to heaven way before their time...each one gave his life, trying to make a living...a home for his wife and hope for his children...things happen in this world we'll never understand...why does god take a hard working family man...a modern day hero who lay's his life on the line...in the end all we can do is pray, for...29...
...you've done enough work boys now rest peacefully...no more breaking your backs working down on your knees...the whistle has blown, your last shift is through...our life's will go on but we'll never forget you...and a black day in april twenty-ten, that was the end for...29...
...29...