Appalachian last stand

The woods of oak and hickory
grasping the the rich musty land
mountains that are subtle and majestic
a land with such rich history
little by little becoming a wasteland
blasting rock for roads
burying rivers and streams
to make man"s dream machine
one that lacks human nature
what a disastrous scene
all destroyed by legislature
a place gone to money
lost people and culture
lost animals and plants
lost society of buy and sell