Patty Loveless - Busted lyrics

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Well, the bills are all due and the babies needs shoes, we're busted<br />

We've had a hard time since they closed down the mines, we're busted<br />

Got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay<br />

A big stack of bills that get bigger each day<br />

Tomorrow they'll haul our belongings away, we're busted<br />

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Well, our friends are all leavin' this ol' mining town, we're busted<br />

They're headin' up north where there's work to be found and trusted<br />

Lord, I hate to give up this acre of land<br />

It's been in the family since minin' began<br />

But babies get hungry, they don't understand we're busted<br />

We're busted, yes, we're busted<br />

We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back, we're busted<br />

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I called brother John, thought I'd ask for a loan, we was busted<br />

Lord, I had to beg like a dog for a bone, but we're busted<br />

Brother John lost his job and his rent's overdue<br />

His wife and his kids are all down with the flu<br />

He said, "I was thinkin' of callin' on you, I'm busted"<br />

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Lord no, my old man's no thief, but a good man turns bad when he's busted<br />

My babies ain't well and it's drivin' me mad 'cause we're busted<br />

Gonna sell that ol' Guernsey and give up this shack<br />

Come on now children, help mama get packed<br />

We're headin' up north and we ain't comin' back, we're busted<br />

We're busted, yes we're busted<br />

We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back, we're busted

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