Cherylann Hawk - Larry's Mountain (feat. Vassar Clements) Lyrics

I am a West Virginia mountain and I'm nervous
I'm wondering if I'm gonna lose my top
They've been blasting me down wedge by wedge
To take my soul of coal
I'm begging you to make this nonsense stop

I have a friend who fights for me
He's trying to stand his ground
But that ground is being scooped away
Around him anyhow
They've no respect for sacred land
Where Larry's family rests
They burned his home and shot his truck
To make him leave his next

I am a West Virginia mountain and I'm nervous
I'm wondering if I'm gonna lose my top
They've been blasting me down wedge by wedge
To take my soul of coal
I'm begging you to make this nonsense stop

The earth they scoop away is tossed
Into the land below
Filling valley's and causing floods
Where waters never rose
Where there once were forests
There are grasslands without streams
Appalachian wildlife can't adapt
To these extremes

I am a West Virginia mountain and I'm nervous
I'm wondering if I'm gonna lose my top
They've been blasting me down wedge by wedge
To take my soul of coal
I'm begging you to make this nonsense stop

My furry and my feathered friends
And Larry need your help
You can make a difference
In a land of greed and wealth
Mountaintop Removal
Cannot be part of my plan
Nor can peak reduction
Help me make them understand

I am a West Virginia mountain and I'm nervous
I'm wondering if I'm gonna lose my top
They've been blasting me down wedge by wedge
To take my soul of coal
I'm begging you to make this nonsense stop

Save the mountains
Save the mountains
Save the mountains right now
Save the mountains
Save the mountains
Save the mountains somehow

I am a West Virginia mountain and I'm nervous