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