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Patty Loveless
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Well, the bills are all due and the babies needs shoes, we're busted
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We've had a hard time since they closed down the mines, we're busted
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Got a cow that's gone dry and a hen that won't lay
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A big stack of bills that get bigger each day
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Tomorrow they'll haul our belongings away, we're busted
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Well, our friends are all leavin' this ol' mining town, we're busted
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They're headin' up north where there's work to be found and trusted
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Lord, I hate to give up this acre of land
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It's been in the family since minin' began
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But babies get hungry, they don't understand we're busted
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We're busted, yes, we're busted
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We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back, we're busted
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I called brother John, thought I'd ask for a loan, we was busted
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Lord, I had to beg like a dog for a bone, but we're busted
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Brother John lost his job and his rent's overdue
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His wife and his kids are all down with the flu
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He said, "I was thinkin' of callin' on you, I'm busted"
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Lord no, my old man's no thief, but a good man turns bad when he's busted
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My babies ain't well and it's drivin' me mad 'cause we're busted
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Gonna sell that ol' Guernsey and give up this shack
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Come on now children, help mama get packed
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We're headin' up north and we ain't comin' back, we're busted
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We're busted, yes we're busted
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We're headin' up north and we ain't coming back, we're busted
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