Unwed Fathers

	  		
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In an Appalachian, Greyhound station 
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She sits there waiting, in a family way 
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"Goodbye brother, Tell Mama I love her 
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Tell all the others, I'll write someday" 


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From an teenage lover, to an unwed mother 
                               D 
Kept undercover, like some bad dream 
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While unwed fathers, can't be bothered 
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They run like water, through a mountain stream 
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In a cold and gray town, a nurse Say's "Lay down" 
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'This ain't no playground, you ain't home' 
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Someone's children, out having children 
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In a cold gray building, all alone 

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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 
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On somewhere else bound, midnight Greyhound 
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She hangs her head down, hummin' lullabies 
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Scared and half crazy, she hold?s a baby 
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She says I think maybe, you've got your daddy? his eyes' 

 
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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