Diamonds In The Coal

<br>by trade<br>>From a part of Pennsylvania even Jesus couldn`t<br>save<br>With towns named after Indian cheifs and Union<br>Army Generals<br>It`s nowhere in particular but everywhere in<br>general<br>History says Americans we have the right to<br>choose<br>But they never mention those of us whose<br>opinions aren`t used<br>Well the big flood came in `72 and tore the<br>railroad bridges down<br>Washed away our only means of getting<br>shipments out of town<br>And the government won`t subsidize rebuilding<br>the Central line<br>So there`s barroom fights and anthracite and<br>loads of extra time<br>History says Americans we have the right to<br>choose<br>But they never mention those of us whose<br>opinions aren`t used<br>Chorus<br>There`s diamonds in the coal everybody<br>ignores<br>A man never finds what he ain`t looking<br>for<br>A tree only grows if you nurture the<br>seed<br>There`s too many gems this world doesn`t<br>need<br>The people left like rainwater flowing through<br>an open drain<br>But here I sit too proud to admit and too damn<br>old to change<br>Now, the monuments at Gettysburg keep the<br>tourists going there<br>But we died too slow and quietly for anyone<br>to care<br>History says Americans we have the right to<br>choose<br>But they never mention those of us whose<br>opinions aren`t used<br>Chorus