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Leaving my family behind me Not knowing what lay ahead Waving goodbye as I left 'em in tears Remembering all we'd said I looked to the sky, I offered my prayers I asked Him for guidance and strength But the simple beliefs of a simple man Lay in His hands and on my head, my head I gave everything that they wanted But still they wanted more We sweat and we toiled Good men lost their lives Don't think they knew what for I sold them my heart, I sold them my soul I gave everything I had Oh, but they couldn't break my spirit My dignity fought back, fight back Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see? We worked in gangs for all we were worth The young boys pullin' the wagons We were diggin' the tunnels, shiftin' the earth It was then that it happened Well, no one knew how the cracks appeared But as it fell they all disappeared Stone fell like rain Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Can you breathe? (Can you breathe?) The smoke cleared, the dust it settled No one knew how many had died All around there were broken men They'd said, it was safe, they'd lied You could hear the cries, you could smell the fear But good fortune that day was mine And it occurred to me the heart of a good man It seems is hard to find Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see? We worked, how we worked Like the devil for our pay Through the wind, through the snow And through the rain Blasting and cutting Through God's country like a knife Sweat stingin' my eyes There has to be a better life Oh, but I can hear my children's cry And I can see the tears in their eyes Memories of those I've left behind Still ringin' in my ears Will I ever go back again? Will I ever see her face again? Oh, I'll never forget that night As they waved goodbye to their fathers We came from the North, well, we came from the South With picks and with spades and a new kind of order Showing no fear of what lies up ahead They'll never see the likes of us again Driving the last spike Liftin' and layin' the track With blistering hands The sun's burnin' your back Oh, but I can hear my children's cry I can see the tears in their eyes Memories of those I've left behind Still ringin' in my ears Well, I'll always remember that night As they waved goodbye to their fathers We followed the rail, we slept under the stars Digging in darkness and living with danger Showin' no fear of what lies up ahead They'll never see the likes of us again Can you hear me? Can you see? Don't you hear me? Don't you see? (Don't you hear me? Don't you see?)