The L&N don't stop here anymore

Story Behind The Song

The town that I spent my high school had an abandoned L&N station that once brought life and commerce to that small town. Across from the station was the L&N Cafe, once a haven for travelers, that lingered for a few years after the L&N stopped running.

Song Description

A cover of a great song written by Jean Ritchie.

Song Length 4:45 Genre Country - Americana, Country - Americana
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Depressing, Heartbreaking Subject Home
Similar Artists Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
Words and Music by Jean Ritchie

When I was a curly headed baby
My daddy set me down on his knee
Saying boy you go to school and you learn your letters
Don't become no dusty miner boy like me.

And I was born and raised in the mouth of a Hazzard holler
Where the coal cars rolled and rumbled past my door
But now they stand in a rusty row of empties
'Cause the L&N don't stop here anymore.

Now I used to think my daddy was a black man
With script enough to buy the company store
Oh but now he goes to town with empty pockets
And Lord his face is as white as a February snow.

Never thought I'd ever live to love that coal dust
Never thought I'd pray to hear those tipples roar
Oh but God I wish the grass would turn to money
And feel my greenbacks in my pockets once more.

Lastnight I dreamed I went down to the office
To get my payday like I've done before
But those kudzu vines they were covering over the doorway
And there were weeds and grass growing right up through the floor.

Lyrics Jean Ritchie Music Jean Ritchie
Producer Michael Wayne Avery Performance Dangerous Dan Anderson and Michael Wayne Avery

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