[Strophe]
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 Mom I love her' 
              G       D              G 
'Tell all the others, I'll write someday'
[Refrain]
G               C                  G 
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother 
                                D 
kept undercovers, 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
[Strophe]
G                        C             G          C 
In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's 'Lay down' 
               G            D             G 
'This ain't no playground, and this ain't home' 
                   C          G       C 
Someones children, out having children 
                G          D     G 
in a grey stone building, all al-one
[Refrain]
G               C                  G 
From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother 
                                D 
kept undercovers, 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
[Strophe]
G                        C             G          C 
In a cold and grey town, a nurse say's 'Lay down' 
               G            D             G 
'This ain't no playground, and this ain't home' 
                   C          G       C 
Someones children, out having children 
                G          D     G 
in a grey stone building, all al-one
[Refrain]
G                      C               G         C 
Some where else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound 
             G          D            G 
She bows her head down, humming lullabys 
                    C                 G     C 
'Your daddy never, meant to hurt you ever' 
               G          D                 G 
'he just don't live here, but you've got his eyes'