Lyrics:
Patty Loveless Never Leave Harlan Alive

never leave Harlan alive" But the times got hard and tobacco wasn't selling And old Granddad knew what he'd do to survive He went and dug for Harlan

Translation: Patty Loveless. You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive.

hills of eastern Kentucky That's the place where I traced my bloodline And it's there I read on a hillside gravestone "You'll never leave Harlan alive