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I believe the song is about the son's relationship with his father, who worked in coal mines for big pay "gold" but overworked himself with overtime, to the detriment of their relationship, and developed black lung from the mines.
I believe the song is about the son's relationship with his father, who worked in coal mines for big pay "gold" but overworked himself with overtime, to the detriment of their relationship, and developed black lung from the mines.