THE LIFE OF A COAL MINER

 

she leaves for work every morning

with a black streak down her face

a tear rolls from her eye

and its gone without a trace

 

she dont let him see her cry

because she know it wont help much

she thinks of what it would be like

if she couldnt feel his touch

 

its the life of a coal miner

working hard every night

its the life of a coal miner

just trying to keep things right

 

two teens coming in the house

just got home form school

they see the note on the fridge from their dad

it says "hey there you guys rule"

 

missin im so much

they cant wait til the weekend

they look at all the pictures on the table

so they can see him again

 

its the life of a coal miner

workin hard every night

its the life of a coal miner

just trying to keep things right

 

weekends come real slow and go real fast

they're all wishin that the good times would last

but he knows that they cant

and he knows what he has to do

 

yah its the life of a coal miner

workin hard every night

its the life of a coal miner

just tryin to keep things right.

 

its the life, the real hard life, of a coal miner.

I STILL LOVE YOU

 

raindrops are falling down

im here with all these people but i dont hear a sound

except for your voice

telling me its my choice.

 

i thought it would be better to be away

but that turned out not to be okay

because i see ur face everywhere

and i wonder if you still care

 

where do i go from here?

with every step there comes a tear.

how am i supposed to move on

when this feeling is still so strong

im alwayss looking back on all that we had

but what am i supposed to do

because the truth is i still love you.

 

im not where i want to be

because your not here beside of me

what am i supposed to do

how can i live with or without you?

 

where do i go from here

with every step there comes a tear

how am i supposed to move on

when this feeling is still so strong

im always looking back on all that we had

now what am i supposed to do

because the truth is i still love you

 

it seems like ive lost my way

cause just yesterday i was standin beside you

sayin everything would be okay

then time goes back in my mind

and i wander what it would be like

if you were never mine...

 

now where do i go from here?

whith every step theres still a tear

how could i possibly move on

when this feeling is still so strong?

WIND CHIMES

 

my world can be torn apart,

and i'll be about to lose it

Just wanna go home or for a walk,

or listen to some music.

 

and as soon as i reach my drive,

and step out of the car

the wind blows

and i dont know why

but it gives me a peacefull feeling inside

when i hear those old wind chimes.

 

they've been there for a hundred years

a paralyzed husband in a nursing home

a widow crying a thousand tears

a few little cats to keep her company

a dog laying quietly under her willow tree

 

memories that i keep and share

being a kid, clanging them whenever

i was over there

hearing them during storms

when i was so scared

 

after the funeral that night

i got out of the car and it was dead quiet.

 

and i dont know why

but it gave me a peaceful feeling inside-then i started to cry

as soon as i heard those old wind chimes

 

well those old wind chimes have been through it all

just banging there, swaying everywhere

but they never fall.

through the night until the dawn

they still ring even though she is gone.

 

and i dont know why

but it gives me a peaceful feeling inside

when i hear  those old wind chimes.