You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive

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Darrell Scott

James Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott (b August 6, 1959, London, Kentucky ), the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in Toronto and Boston. He attended Tufts University, where he studied poetry and literature. He has lived in Nashville, Tennessee, since about 1995. He has written several mainstream country hits, and also has established himself as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists. His brother, David Scott accompanies him on occasion on keyboard. more »

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2003

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In the deep, dark hills of eastern Kentucky 
That's the place where I trace my bloodline 
And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone 
"You will never leave Harlan alive" 

Well my grandad's dad walked down Katahrin's Mountain 
And he asked Tillie Helton to be his bride 
He said, "Won't you walk with me out of the mouth of this holler 
Or we'll never leave Harlan alive" 

Where the sun comes up about ten in the morning 
And the sun goes down about three in the day 
And you fill your cup with whatever bitter brew your drinking 
And you spend your life just thinking how to get away 

No one ever knew there was coal in them mountains 
Til a man from the northeast arrived 
Waving hundred dollar bills, he said "I'll pay you for your minerals" 
But he never left Harlan alive 

Well Granny, she sold out cheap and they moved out west to Pineville 
To a farm where Big Richland River winds 
And I'll bet they danced them a jig, and they laughed and sang a new song 
"Who said we'd never leave Harlan alive?" 

But the times, they got hard and tobacco wasn't selling 
And old Granddad knew what he'd do to survive 
He went and dug for Harlan coal and sent the money back to Granny 
But he never left Harlan alive

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