Three miles down

[struggle4progress]

here come the mine cars
it's damn near dawn
another shift of men
some of my friends coming on
hard to imagine working in the mines
coal dust in your lungs
on your skin and on your mind.
yes and I've listened to the speeches
but it occurs to me politicians just don't understand
the thoughts of isolation
ain't no sunshine underground
it's like workin' in a graveyard three miles down ...