Cross the border they turn water into wine* ?3 t+ N6 N. ^
Some say it's the devil's blood* t1 x3 {, W$ V
They squeezing from the vine
. ?0 S5 |7 v; w) Q! g& K* ESome say it's a savior
7 C' r( b3 m5 ` g! y, R% ~) vIn these hard and deseprated times# X& w1 J% k1 R( N) {8 K+ E; h
It seems to help me to forget
9 h. t4 K& {+ _& M" a. tAnd we're just born to die8 [) D: Y, v5 x. |$ W
I came here like so many did
- \0 y0 _& l, J, H# \To find a better life
. l" f6 r, z4 [8 z' B2 H0 F# uTo find my piece of easy street8 K! {( z% `: w& H* ?+ X
To finally be alive6 U0 e2 l- _' Z: l1 G! h2 ]# [% u- Z
I know nothing good comes easy2 L" y0 @$ {# |- A
All good things take some time
, T i) t5 i! I4 b! \I made my bed and I'll lie in it
" P# u* j6 b' g: C0 y; Z% [To die in its crime6 W \. | s6 J( b: \* [
You can't help but prosper
# K C! @9 d0 ^Where the streets are paved with gold- ]% t7 a8 V0 ~# S! g. i
They say the oil wells ran deeper here9 W& q& O/ V$ j
Than anybody's known
5 j7 X! H- S. YNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
+ o, W1 |, I6 X# A3 a- f, [See there's nothing in this paydirt* B) j7 T" [- _; i3 r+ ^5 P' [
The ghosts are all I know
6 ?7 r: i; _) X8 [% dNow the oil's gone
! Q ]( O4 Y- N& Q. ~9 }And the money's gone
: [9 a7 i) G8 ?" `3 NAll the jobs are gone, ^# u. p& s. p) q, P5 h
Still we're hanging on" j( m( c) o1 P1 P" S$ N8 |) `6 [" `
Down in
. u$ M) Y# J4 ]9 N; Z, K @ VDry county+ a* a1 v) N) L
They were swimming in the sand% A& \! F/ @. x* F$ [7 l1 O
Praying for some holy waters
: I+ e+ r- X% `( c9 WTo wash these sins from off our hands& L. O5 [& Q/ D5 v& T: z6 Q9 G2 k; k
Here in dry county
0 e7 w# u1 Y5 q* n2 l+ ^3 K2 sThe promise has run dry6 ^- M1 d( ^$ [" X& t
Where nobody cries7 D! H/ b1 J9 P% Q
And no one's getting out of here alive
5 _6 X7 v2 {" a; d$ S: FIn the blessed name of Jesus) H- C, S l' f# L
I heard the preacher say
- Q; X6 H( C0 ?' l9 ~That we are all god's children! n$ S6 L* f+ {4 F" R
And he'll back someday" ]4 ~. N1 O7 J u' g1 s/ p( F
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
# A/ [. L% Z8 J% H/ w' ZThat I don't have to have too good of feelings( U" ]+ M* r- r) W# R- [0 ^
As I head out to the night
k. Z: A X3 U" N. gI cursed the sky to open
* I5 R0 e2 v( C; l) d% x7 {- @I begged the clouds for rain- W# {% V; M* g1 t1 Y0 G5 k1 y
I prayed to god for water3 ~% i+ p+ z L6 W6 i8 @6 s5 n
For it's burning in my vain& P4 d+ V |2 i: q, g
It was like my soul's on fire
+ |/ d) @ s2 X6 A$ x$ lNow I have to watch the flames
+ Z% @9 U; K& aAll my dreams went up in ashes& L9 k9 ]; ?$ |+ R/ J# f" y
And my future blew away( I; M2 I3 A; L7 l8 a) l5 q j
Now the oil's gone! p# Z) S0 X: m$ g1 U0 h: }
And the money's gone' K- X, c7 `' h U# Q2 }% q
All the jobs are gone7 i7 H; {1 b4 L9 j/ X
Still we're hanging on; }' j2 I L1 V. \
Down in
& E; }% \7 k0 rDry county9 Z2 M" W$ Y- h5 i6 K
They were swimming in the sand! O4 c0 T$ g# r4 q* Q
Praying for some holy waters+ O; G7 [( ]$ u) F% d
To wash these sins from off our hands
9 a% c& E n. A! EHere in dry county" v( r/ O6 w7 Y! @: c( ]
The promise has run dry
' O* J( s! R. x2 [, `7 z2 Z. AWhere nobody cries4 _: g8 C% u: S2 `- j4 I1 I. u
And no one's getting out of here alive# x9 ^- F _9 Y& M
Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
; p4 S5 H: g% s1 TIt seem sometimes they pay off leaves
- Y9 Y/ m2 y4 cYou feeling like a dirty hole
3 S2 f( i) _1 \8 g+ wIf I could choose the way I'll die
" A$ ]3 y4 v1 J* t) B" Q. Z1 mMake it by the gun or knife
9 B- f8 \/ S" e( T6 B. i t) G'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
* U1 F% ]1 T6 B( z) E: _Night after night after night after night....
8 p' R* k( I" P" z+ L, Q' `Down in dry county
# r8 R1 h; i4 k, Z) N9 |6 tThey're swimming in the sand
! z) m, X1 x; I& M- k9 @! ]Praying for some holy water0 p3 U! [% G5 q5 K- X/ H4 [
To wash the sins from off our hand5 e6 H' F' o' ]5 H7 ^( X
Here in dry county' e1 a4 ^1 D% w6 n+ F
The promise has run dry
( Q, a. R- Y* X0 k; Z7 r/ PWhere nobody cries
, `. V6 `! I3 M" zAnd no one's getting out of here alive
3 U# Z' [. c3 s7 N* l/ TDry county" h4 Y, g/ {" e) f: y
And no one's getting out of here alive" Y% e, M7 p- n ^
Dry county |