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County Lines

from The Porter Draw by The Porter Draw

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I grew up without a dad, he died when I was four
Momma did a real good job of evening up the score
We worked hard cause the winter’s long and every year come harvest time
Momma’d cry and set her eyes across the county line

Oh my son, she said, We got milk and we got bread
This dirt won’t grow dust, but don’t you mind
Oh my boy, she said, Don’t you worry your little head
I’m gonna get us across them county lines

Every month on a Friday night, Mom would go to town
She needed time to unwind and let her long hair down
Once such Friday she came home with a man by the hand
She told me they were in love and she hoped I’d understand

Oh my son, she said, It’s a cold and lonely bed
Tom’s as nice a man as I could find
Oh my boy, she said, Don’t you worry your little head
Now we’re gonna cross them county lines

Living with my mom’s friend Tom, them winters weren’t so bad
We had heat and enough to eat, it was more than we’d ever had
But every night that Tom would drink corn liquor from his still
He’d get a cold look in his eyes that was fierce enough to kill

Oh my son, she said, It’s just a still out in the shed
Tom’s as rich a man as I could find
Oh my boy, she said, don’t you worry your little head
Now that we’re across them county lines

Late one nigh while fetching wood, I heard momma yell
I ran inside just in time to see where momma fell
Tom turned around with a gun in hand and a crazed look in his eye
I took my axe to his neck and ran to my momma’s side

Oh my son, she said, I see Jesus up ahead
Now you must run and you must hide
Oh my boy, she said, don’t you worry your little head
Get yourself across them county lines
Get yourself across them county lines

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from The Porter Draw, released April 4, 2014

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