Lyrics Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23 - Dwight Yoakam
Chorus:
They
learned
readin',
writin',
Route
23
To
the
jobs
that
lay
waiting
in
those
cities'
factories
They
learned
readin',
writin',
roads
to
the
north
To
the
luxury
and
comfort
a
coal
miner
can't
afford
They
thought
readin',
writin',
Route
23
Would
take
them
to
the
good
life
that
they
had
never
seen
They
didn't
know
that
old
highway
Could
lead
them
to
a
world
of
misery
Have
you
ever
been
down
Kentucky-way
Say
south
of
Prestonburg
Have
you
ever
been
up
in
a
holler
Have
you
ever
heard
A
mountain
man
cough
his
life
away
From
diggin'
that
black
coal
In
those
dark
mines,
those
dark
mines
If
you
had
you
might
just
understand
The
reason
that
they
left
it
all
behind
Chorus:
They
learned
readin',
writin',
Route
23
To
the
jobs
that
lay
waitin'
in
those
cities'
factories
They
learned
readin',
writin',
roads
to
the
north
To
the
luxury
and
comfort
a
coal
miner
can't
afford
They
thought
readin',
writin',
Route
23
Would
take
them
to
the
good
life
that
they
had
never
seen
They
didn't
know
that
old
highway
Could
lead
them
to
a
world
of
misery
Have
you
ever
seen
'em
Put
the
kids
in
the
car
after
work
on
Friday
night
Pull
up
in
a
holler
about
2 a.m.
And
see
a
light
still
shinin'
bright
Those
mountain
folks
sat
up
that
late
Just
to
hold
those
little
grandkids
In
their
arms,
in
their
arms
And
I'm
proud
to
say
that
I've
been
blessed
And
touched
by
their
sweet
hillbilly
charm
Chorus:
They
learned
readin',
writin',
Route
23
To
the
jobs
that
lay
waiting
in
those
cities'
factories
They
learned
readin',
writin',
roads
to
the
north
To
the
luxury
and
comfort
a
coal
miner
can't
afford
They
thought
readin',
writin',
Route
23
Would
take
them
to
the
good
life
that
they
had
never
seen
They
didn't
know
that
old
highway
Could
lead
them
to
a
world
of
misery
Yeah,
it
turns
out
that
that
old
highway,
Leads
you
to
a
world
of
misery
They
found
out
that
that
old
highway
Leads
you
to
a
world
of
misery...
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