Turn Off the Fear Songtext
von Carl Rutherford

You got to turn off the fear
When you come down in to here
While you′re down here
Loading, the coal for the man

Lord, now, you can't be worried
′Bout the things that can go wrong
You gotta keep love
And coaling
And plodding along.

No, a man's life ain't nothing
Lordy, that′s how it seems
There′s just muscle and guts
Down here under
These machines...

And, when the rock starts to fallin'
The man, he says, "Son.
You better bring out my machine
Don′t you leave it and run..."


You got kin and your loved ones
That are waitin' back home
And, they′re dependin' on you
For everything y′all own

So, with the mud and drippin' top
And that old dust in the air
You gotta turn off the fear
When you come in to here...

You gotta turn off the fear
When you come down into here
When you're down here a′ workin′
In the dark coal mine

You gotta know that your dear Lord
Is holding you near
And, turn off the fear
When you come in to here

You gotta pray that your dear Lord
Is holdin' you near
And, just turn off the fear
When you come in to here

Yeah, just turn off the fear
When you come in to here...