Key: G
Introduction:
G C G C
In an Appalachian, Greyhound station
G D G
She sits there waiting, in a family way
C G C
"Goodbye brother, Tell Mama I love her
G D G
Tell all the others, I'll write someday"
G C G
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
D
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
G C G C
While unwed fathers, can't be bothered
G D G
They run like water, through a mountain stream
G C G C
In a cold and gray town, a nurse Say's "Lay down"
G D G
'This ain't no playground, you ain't home'
C G C
Someone's children, out having children
G D G
In a cold gray building, all alone
G C G
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
D
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
G C G C
And teenage fathers, can't be bothered
G D G
They run like water, through a mountain stream
Solo
G C G C
On somewhere else bound, midnight Greyhound
G D G
She hangs her head down, hummin' lullabies
C G C
Scared and half crazy, she hold?s a baby
G D G
She says I think maybe, you've got your daddy? his eyes'
G C G
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother
D
Kept undercover, like some bad dream
G C G C
While unwed fathers, they can't be bothered
G D G
They run like water, through a mountain stream
G D G
Well, they run like water, Through a mountain stream