Coal Mine

They were working in a coal mine six miles below the ground We hit a pocket someone yelled then the walls came tumbling down They could not see through all that dust as they scrambled to get out The shaft was sealed with tons of rock "we're trapped" came someones shout Within three hours the dust was gone thank god no one was hurt They sat there staring endlessly at those tons of rock and dirt We're here for good a man cried out "start praying" someone said Don't give up, there's always hope no matter what you dread A miner took a shovel and pick and headed down the shaft You're going deeper someone yelled "I know, I feel a draft" They heard him digging in the dark the lanterns growing dim Then someone yelled, as a brilliant light shone blindly right past him Some miners yelled and others cried "my god this can't be true" For there alone was a world beyond the wall that man broke through......