This song was written by John Prine about the horrors of strip mining in Kentucky, and it was featured in the Steven Seagal movie "Fire Down Below." This song was also covered by John Denver. ♥
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Lyrics : Paradise
When I was a child my family would travel,
Down to Western Kentucky where my parents were born,
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered,
So many times that my memories are worn.
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