Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott Keep Your Dirty Lights On lyrics

My dad, he came from coal dust
Me I'm bout the same
If you've read King Cole's ledger book
You've seen my family name
It used to take a camp of miners
To load that train and gone
Now there's four in my crew and we do what we do
To keep your dirty lights on

Keep your dirty lights on
Keep your dirty lights on
If you got money in your pocket and a switch on the wall
We'll keep you dirty lights on

Well Dad, he worked in darkness
Me in broad daylight
I'd blow a whole seam like like daddy never dreamed
Using Nobel's dynamite
As long as there's coal in them mountains
We're gonna burn it til it's gone
No we can't stop blowing mountain tops
We gotta keep your dirty lights on

Keep your dirty lights on
Keep your dirty lights on

If you got money in your pocket and a switch on the wall
We'll keep you dirty lights on

Everytime they have elections
They talk how coal is clean
Well coal is cheep but coal's still black
It ain't never turning green
So plug your electric car in
Charge it and be gone
Do your shopping online, we'll get you every time
So we can keep your dirty lights on

Keep your dirty lights on
Keep your dirty lights on
If you got money in your pocket and a switch on the wall
We'll keep you dirty lights on
Keep your dirty lights on
Keep your dirty lights on
If you got money in your pocket and a switch on the wall
We're gonna keep your dirty lights on
Keep them on