Cumberland Gap
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit"Cumberland Gap" is a song by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, released in 2017 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:53 long and contains 32 lines and 241 words.
Lyrics
0:29There's an answer here if I look hard enough
0:35There's a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff
0:41It wasn't my daddy's way
0:44He was down in the mines all day
0:47I know he wanted more
0:49Than mouths to feed and bills to pay
0:54Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
1:00Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
1:05I ain't cut out for war unless I know what I'm fighting for
1:11And there's nothing here
1:12But churches bars and grocery stores
1:17Ain't much money in the oldtime mandolin
1:23So I cash my check
1:24And I drink 'til I'm on my ass again
1:30Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
1:35Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
1:41Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
1:47Remember when we could see the mountain's peak
1:53The sparkle off the amphibole
2:00Like a giant golden eagle's beak
2:05Now they say no one wants the coal
2:10I thought about moving away
2:13But what would my mama say
2:17I'm all that she has left and I'm with her every day
2:22As soon as the sun goes down
2:25I find my way to the Mustang Lounge
2:28And if you don't sit facing the window
2:30You could be in any town
2:35Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
2:41Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
2:47Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
2:53Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
There's an answer here if I look hard enough There's a reason why I always reach for the harder stuff It wasn't my daddy's way He was down in the mines all day I know he wanted more Than mouths to feed and bills to pay Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole I ain't cut out for war unless I know what I'm fighting for And there's nothing here But churches bars and grocery stores Ain't much money in the oldtime mandolin So I cash my check And I drink 'til I'm on my ass again Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Remember when we could see the mountain's peak The sparkle off the amphibole Like a giant golden eagle's beak Now they say no one wants the coal I thought about moving away But what would my mama say I'm all that she has left and I'm with her every day As soon as the sun goes down I find my way to the Mustang Lounge And if you don't sit facing the window You could be in any town Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole Maybe the Cumberland Gap just swallows you whole
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