We fell in love before the apple seed, before Adam and Eve
Before they found us in the garden
We fell in love before 2 X 2, just me and you
Before the flood ever started
We fell in love before the first born, before the locust swarm
Before god caught us lying
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born
We fell in love before the earthquake, before the ground shakes
And now we're living on an island
We fell in love before the atom bomb, before right and wrong
And now we're sweeping up our ashes
We fell in love before the levies broke, before the fire and smoke
Before we lost this town completely
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born
Before I met you, you were a freight train,
blowing through every town out west
Before you met me, I was a steamship rolling
Before I met you, you were a tyrant, raging through the waters wild
Before you met me, I was a great lake, looking for a place to hide
Before I met you, you were a cyclone, ripping out the seeds we'd sown
Before you met me, I was a garden, waiting for you to come on home
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born
Before they found us in the garden
We fell in love before 2 X 2, just me and you
Before the flood ever started
We fell in love before the first born, before the locust swarm
Before god caught us lying
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born
We fell in love before the earthquake, before the ground shakes
And now we're living on an island
We fell in love before the atom bomb, before right and wrong
And now we're sweeping up our ashes
We fell in love before the levies broke, before the fire and smoke
Before we lost this town completely
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born
Before I met you, you were a freight train,
blowing through every town out west
Before you met me, I was a steamship rolling
Before I met you, you were a tyrant, raging through the waters wild
Before you met me, I was a great lake, looking for a place to hide
Before I met you, you were a cyclone, ripping out the seeds we'd sown
Before you met me, I was a garden, waiting for you to come on home
Chorus:
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine
You were a lover, not a friend of mine, before the baby was
We got married in a coalmine, in a coalmine, in a coalmine,
We fell in love before time, before the baby was born