Till They Bury Me

Verse 1

Granddad's name is carved in bark

Somewhere past the county line

I was raised on copperhead and rye

Learned to read the sky for signs

Verse 2

They paved the road back in '89

Brought their money and their laws

But the holler keeps its secrets close

And the holler keeps its claws

Chorus

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

The last one left who knows the way

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

And I ain't leaving till they bury me

Verse 3

Sheriff asked me twice to sell

I just spit and watched it land

Told him roots run deeper than his badge

Deeper than his paper plans

Chorus

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

The last one left who knows the way

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

And I ain't leaving till they bury me

Bridge

Let the young men chase their brighter towns

Let the timber fall and rot

I'll be here when the mountain calls

Whether they remember me or not

Chorus

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

The last one left who knows the way

I'm the last old ghost on this ridge

And I ain't leaving till they bury me

Outro

Mm

Till they bury me