Pat Green - Paradise

When^D I was a child my ^Gfamily would ^Dtravel Down to western Kentucky where my p^Aarents were b^Dorn. There's a backwards old town that's o^Gften rem^Dembered So many times that my me^Amories are w^Dorn.

- D^Dad won't you take me back to M^Gulenburg C^Dounty, Down by the Green River where pa^Aradise l^Days. He said, "I'm sorry my son, but you're t^Goo late in a^Dskin'. Mr Peabody's coal-train has h^Aauled it a^Dway." -

Well s^Dometimes we're travel right d^Gown to Green R^Diver To the abandoned old prison down ^Aby Avery H^Dill. Where the air smelled like snakes, we'd s^Ghoot with our p^Distols But empty pop bottles are a^All we would k^Dill.

Then the c^Doal company came with the w^Gorlds largest sh^Dovel, They torchered the timber, st^Aripped all the la^Dnd. Dug for the coal til the l^Gand was fors^Daken. Wrote it all down as a p^Arogrss for m^Dan.

When I d^Die let my ashes float d^Gown the Green R^Diver, Let my soul roll on up to the Ro^Adchester D^Dam. And I'll be half way to Heaven with pa^Gradise w^Daitin' Just five miles away from wheree^Aver I a^Dm.