Smoke On The Hill Lyrics - Singles - The Cains

Daddy came home drunk and mean 

One too many times 

I became his punching bag and 

Lie about black eyes 

He'd light up a cigarette and 

Pop another pill 

I can still see the smoke on the hill 

Momma tried to fight him off with all her ninety pounds 

When you've been beat down all your life 

It's hard to stand your ground 

I grabbed a stick of stove wood 

For a fire I did not build 

I can still see the smoke on the hill 

Some nights I wake up from a dream 

I was laying in sheets soaked in kerosine 

When the neighbors came to help 

Momma blamed it on the whiskey still 

I can still see the smoke on the hill 

Momma married a widowed man and moved to Collinwood 

I never go back there 

Where the old house stood 

People still ask questions 

And I guess they always will 

I can still see the smoke on the hill