Verse 1 I grew up in a gray stone house Two little rooms, we made ‘em ours A yard, a window, sometimes some light Not much of the world was in my sight A motorbike pulled our move one day I walked beside it, quiet, stayed I didn’t know what stays, what goes Just knew something new would grow Chorus Coal in the basement The stove’s never cold We had so little But we held our own Verse 2 My dad came home, tired and quiet One look from him said: That’s it, kid He went, he came, day and night Made something from nothing, made it right I learned early work don’t need a stage You don’t gotta shout if you’re full of your own wage Chorus Coal in the basement Hands black with soot I didn’t know the word for poor Just the daily rut Verse 3 I still see my mom on the basement stairs Carrying a bucket, heavy, no cares Step by step, winter to winter Like carrying it was part of her forever That day I lost a childhood dream The big steering wheel, the strong man scheme But I found something soft and clear It holds me still, it’s always near Bridge (spoken, or soft melody) People talk so much ‘bout worth About what matters on this earth I learned it where no one speaks In quiet halls, in shadowed weeks Final Chorus (very simple, slow) Coal in the basement My heart was never alone From so little I made a life my own Outro The house is gone The stoves are cold But sometimes life still smells Like coal and hold
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