Steve Earle(born January 17, 1955) is a singer-songwriterbest known for his countrymusic and rock 'n roll tinged " alt-country." He is also a published writer, a keen political activist (particularly in protesting against the death penalty in the U.S., as in his song "Ellis Unit One" from the movie Dead Man Walking), and has written and directed a play. Born in Hampton, Virginia, legend has it that a box of Texas dirt, sent by his grandfather, was brought into the delivery room, so that it could be said that the first soil Earle's feet ever touched was Texan. He moved around the U.S. with his parents, before dropping out of school in the 8th grade and heading to Houston, Texas, to explore a career in music. In 1975, he moved to Nashville and worked as a songwriter.
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Harlan Man Lyrics
Steve Earle
Im a harlan man
Went down in the mine when I was barely grown
It was easy then
cause I didnt know what I know now
But Im a family man
And its the only life that Ive ever known
But Im a harlan man
Just as long as my luck and lungs hold out
Im a mountain man
Born in east kentucky and here Ill stay
And if its the good lords plan
Ill wake up in the mornin and find
Im lookin at the end
Of another long week and I can draw my pay
cause Im a harlan man
Never catch me whinin cause I aint that kind
Im a union man
Just like my daddy and all my kin
I took a union stand
No matter what the company said
I got me two good hands
And just as long as Im able I wont give in
cause Im a harlan man
A coal minin mother til the day Im dead