Unwed Fathers Lyrics - Live On Tour - John Prine

In an Appalachian, Greyhound station 

She sits there waiting, in a family way 

"Goodbye brother, Tell Mom I love her 

Tell all the others, I'll write someday" 

Chorus: 

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 

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In a cold and gray town, a nurse say's "Lay down" 

'This ain't no playground, and this ain't home' 

Someone's children, out having children 

In a gray stone building, all alone 

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On somewhere else bound, Smokey Mountain Greyhound 

She bows her head down, hummin' lullabies 

'Your daddy never, meant to hurt you ever' 

'He just don't live here, but you've got his eyes' 

Repeat Chorus: 

Well, they run like water, 

Through a mountain stream