| Daddy worked like a mule mining Pike County coal
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| Til' he fucked up his back and couldn’t work anymore
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| He said one of these days you’ll get out of these hills
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
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| See, the ways of this world will just bring you to tears
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| Keep the Lord in your heart and you’ll have nothin' to fear
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| Live the best that you can and don’t lie and don’t steal
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
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| Daddy I’ve been trying, I just can’t catch a break
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| There’s too much in this world I can’t seem to shake
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| But I remember your words, Lord they bring me the chills
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
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| Keep in mind that a man’s just as good as his word
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| It takes twice as long to build bridges you’ve burned
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| And there’s hurt you can cause time alone cannot heal
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
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| Well daddy I’ve been trying, I just can’t catch a break
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| There’s too much in this world I can’t seem to shake
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| But I remember your words, Lord they bring me the chills
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone and out of the pills
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| Keep your nose on the grindstone |