My Last Day In The Mine

It's my last day on the job
After forty years of loading coal I knew
One day I'd face the end
Seems like only yesterday
A straight-back boy barely 21
He didn't have the strength to catch his wind
There's a lot of mixed emotions
All the friends and family I've seen come and go
And I'm not sure if I'm the kind of man
Who could spend all day sitting by himself
Slowly growing old with a fishing pole
It's my last day in the mine
I never thought that there would come a time
I'd never go back underground
Lay my dinner bucket down
It's my last day in the mine
The super said to me
"Today we're going to keep you off the line. Just stay behind."
Well I know that's how it goes
But I'd rather throw my marker in the car
One last time
It'd be so fine
It's my last day in the mine
I never thought that there would come a time
I'd never go back underground
Lay my dinner bucket down
It's my last day in the mine
It's my last day in the mine