A Canary's Song Lyrics

I remember mountain mornings
So quiet I could almost hear
The wind in the Red Tail's feathers
And the breathin' of the deerThose old tracks seem to go forever
As a child I'd walk all day
Finding diamonds in the cinders
And pickin' chunks of coal awayAs the morning faded to evening
Then so to came our time
To follow down in my Daddy's footsteps
And leave the mountain for the mineWe'd always bring a proud canary
Our link to the world of air
And we knew while she kept singin'
We wouldn't suffocate down thereWhile the Mockin' Bird warbled
Near the mountain stream
Down in the mine
A canary sang
In a deep dark hole
Men didn't belong

We listened to our lives
In a canary's song(instrumental)We'd listen for the sunlight
For wings against the sky
We'd listen for the dreams
That make men tryOnce again I left the mountain
To find work when the mine shut down
Those old tracks don't go forever
The end in this hole they call uptownAll I brought was this canary
As I wake from dreams of home
While I pray I'll hear her singin'
And fear a silence cold as stoneWhile the Mockin' Bird warbles
Near the mountain stream
In a cold water room
A canary sings
Livin' in this hole
Where I don't belong
I listen to my life
In a canary's songWhile the Mockin' Bird warbles
Near the mountain stream
In a cold water room
A canary sings
Livin' in this hole
Where I don't belong
I listen to my life
In a canary's song(Instrumental close)