Unwed Fathers

Intro: verse 1 In an Appalachian, Greyhound station You sit there waiting, in a family way "Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her "Tell all the others, I'll write someday" From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother Head under covers, like some bad dream While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered They run like water, from a mountain stream Instrumental x2 verse 2 In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's, "Lay down" "This ain't no playground, and this ain't home" Someone's children, out having children In a grey stone building, all alone From a teenage lover, to an unwed mother Head under covers, like some bad dream While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered They run like water, from a mountain stream Interlude verse 3 Somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound She bows her head down, singing lullabies "Your daddy never meant to hurt you ever "He just don't live here, but you've got his eyes"