Steve Earle — Oxycontin Blues

Well, my daddy worked in the coal mine Till the company shut it down Then he sat around and drank his-self blind Till we put him back underground Now nothing grows on this mountain And what's a poor boy to do? Except to wander these hills forgotten With the oxycontin blues Well, I never cared much for whiskey Because it only made Daddy mean Wrapped a little bit tight, they tell me For the methamphetamine Then my cousin come up from Knoxville And he taught me a thing or two Now I'm headed nowhere, but downhill With the oxycontin blues Got a dollar bill in my pocket Got a half a tank in my truck Going to go and pawn Grandma's locket Hell, maybe it'll change my luck Ain't nothing gonna be right no how Because I know I can't ever lose This devil that's dragging me down And the oxycontin blues