Four More Bodies

Four More Bodies

4 more bodies found in the mine
Add the count of 25
All together 29
People lost inside the mine

West Virginia's my mommas home til she found a life on her own
Made her way out to the west, a simple home which suit her best
Telling jokes to make us smile about the folks she knew a while
Some made up and some were kin - it all reminds me of the state they were in with

4 more bodies found in the mine
Add the count of 25
All together 29
People lost inside the mine

Dangerous gasses are leaking through, safety measure are overdue
Ordinary fiscal greed, taking lives for its own need
Who's to say who's wrong or right? Negligence or oversight?
Only one thing seems protected - profits there won't be affected where

Molten metal has more appeal, so my grandfather worked in steel
Beams and pipes, joints and valves - our supplies and rationale
when production's our campaign, many have to bear the pain
When we're willing to slow down, not so many die underground like

4 more bodies found in the mine
Add the count of 25
All together 29
People lost inside the mine