- Intro: X2 - verse 1: Nothing they could do just sit down there as the black closed all around them And the water rose so quick and cold an unlikely place to drown - Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - verse 2: They held their heads up high as they strugged hard to breathe And asked the lord to open his arms for the nine souls he'd receive - Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - Break: - Solo: X2 - verse 3: They lashed themselves together so in Death all might be found And prayed there for a miracle some twenty-four stories down - Nine in the mine, trapped down below, down, down, down in the ground And this would be the day I didn't kiss my wife goodbye, take care of the family, I'm buried alive - Outro: down, down, down in the ground