We live for the mountains 'Cause the mountains give us life But the pits were too inviting And they stripped away our lives
If I could holler from this hollow For just a little help I'm sure the neighbors would come running Just to see for them selves
And I don't give a damn If you don't understand
(Chorus) Cause I hear the voices calling They're sending me a warning about you Is it a haunting song from a familiar dream Or just an Appalachian scream
We're neighbors we're not friends I don't trust them a bit Call it baseless paranoia Or the way that we live
We're all escaping something But we're blind to what it is If I'd turn my back he'd kill me And I'd do the same to him
And I don't give a damn If you don't understand
(Chorus) I built this shit from nothing I brought it up with love Considering what I got now It's still not very much
After 20 years time's forgotten me And I wish it all the same But they're knocking at my neighbors' door And soon they'll call my name