We live for the mountains
'Cause the mountains give us life
But the pits were too inviting
And they stripped away our lives
If I could holler from this hollow
For just a little help
I'm sure the neighbors would come running
Just to see for them selves
And I don't give a damn
If you don't understand
'Cause I hear the voices calling
They're sending me a warning about you
Is it a haunting song from a familiar dream
Or just an Appalachian scream?
We're neighbors, we're not friends
I don't trust them a bit
Call it baseless paranoia
Or the way that we live
We're all escaping something
But we're blind to what it is
If I'd turn my back he'd k** me
And I'd do the same to him
And I don't give a damn
If you don't understand
'Cause I hear the voices calling
They're sending me a warning about you
Is it a haunting song from a familiar dream
Or just an Appalachian scream?
I built this sh** from nothing
I brought it up with love
Considering what I got now
It's still not very much
After 20 years, time's forgotten me
And I wish it all the same
But they're knocking at my neighbors' door
And soon they'll call my name
'Cause I hear the voices calling
They're sending me a warning about you
Is it a haunting song from a familiar dream
Or just an Appalachian scream?