Hello My Name is Coal

I'm from West, by God, Virginia

And the high Kentucky hills

I'm dirty, but I'm honest

I pay a poor man's bills

I'm prosperity and poverty

I'm a scoundrel and a saint

I'm love, revolved, misunderstood

I'm hope in a hopeless place

Hello, my name is Coal and around here, I'm the king

Some say I'm a savior, some say death is what I bring

Well, I broke miners' backs and hearts, and I've wrestled for their souls

Let me introduce myself, hello, my name is Coal

Some men call me black gold

And you might've heard of me

My body is the mountain

And my breath is kerosene

Who says I'm not sexy?

If I'm out of style and old

Then why the men still dig me

All around the globe?

Hello, my name is Coal and around here, I'm the queen

Some say I'm cheap and easy, oh, but they're still bound to me

Be careful, I'll break up your home and steal away your soul

It's dangerous to lust for me, hello, my name is Coal

They curse me not what for what I am

But not that long ago

They sang my praises everywhere

Hello, my name is Coal

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