Kathy Mattea - Green Rolling Hills lyrics

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Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia

Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know

Though the times are sad and drear

And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me

And never let me go

My daddy said "don't ever be a miner",

For a mines grave is all

I'll ever own

There's hard times everywhere

I can't find a dime to spare

These are the worst times I've ever known

But the green rolling hills of West Virginia

Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know

Though the times are sad and drear

And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me

And never let me go

So I'll move away into some crowded city.

In some northern factory town you'll find me there

Though I'll leave the past behind

I'll never change my mind

These troubled times are more than I can bear

But, the green rolling hills of West Virginia

Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know

Though the times are sad and drear

And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me

And never let me go

Someday, I'll go back to West Virginia

To those green, rolling hills I love so well

Oh, someday I'll go home and I know I'll right the wrong

These hard times will follow me no more

Oh, the green rolling hills of West Virginia

Are the nearest thing to heaven that I know

Though the times are sad and drear

And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me

And never let me go

Though the times are sad and drear

And I cannot linger here, they'll keep me

And never let me go