Cross the border they turn water into wine% d/ e) U# J4 @& }; G7 q
Some say it's the devil's blood
" D8 _* ]$ q/ S; {) J! I) BThey squeezing from the vine, d0 H! _2 ^" T2 b
Some say it's a savior
# o W4 Q/ W: b. ZIn these hard and deseprated times
) t; B4 _; o- ]1 i- C$ AIt seems to help me to forget
- v1 J J! ~2 P( n3 }And we're just born to die
- J$ w; V8 d2 p& AI came here like so many did
& G7 c: b- g5 \1 X+ X! WTo find a better life
1 G5 Q! | S: t8 \6 MTo find my piece of easy street
3 U2 E0 S" ?1 P) n9 ZTo finally be alive F* Q3 v. R7 V5 l& s( \! M
I know nothing good comes easy" |; O, A: R( i. ~) P: y
All good things take some time
! D$ G" B" F5 `1 K [I made my bed and I'll lie in it
2 a1 S" o' @: s s; d ]; mTo die in its crime% r J J& E, P$ k
You can't help but prosper i: L* x4 N* P7 Y
Where the streets are paved with gold
( C y7 v% x* L0 A2 L% ^They say the oil wells ran deeper here I8 n/ D2 a4 x4 B
Than anybody's known
) `( G/ D8 b& r) zNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home0 }! b$ P% O! Q; p
See there's nothing in this paydirt1 \2 X/ d2 S1 g. C$ ?
The ghosts are all I know
0 t% a0 M& {! \/ V' ]Now the oil's gone
2 h! P ]7 t& f7 I3 T$ VAnd the money's gone6 i' u0 _5 l; B$ X9 p
All the jobs are gone
5 D/ X/ F x: M5 p$ IStill we're hanging on/ ?+ m6 _$ [. @% X, m
Down in
+ k9 ~, ?- Q* w- e4 g( A# X& j x' _Dry county
|+ l2 R& z) P% ZThey were swimming in the sand: \; q- t/ Z& J8 m, x6 h
Praying for some holy waters/ W( U4 x6 g- h) e
To wash these sins from off our hands+ z. S v9 O( ]/ ]5 e. j u$ Q" R
Here in dry county# n S2 p" S" }# W( X, q
The promise has run dry- @; z: }8 ~, A; H h( n
Where nobody cries/ @( Q! _$ I8 N& }! y/ h
And no one's getting out of here alive
* J6 O) h* i z$ wIn the blessed name of Jesus
) `5 y- o' P! h$ U+ Z- WI heard the preacher say y; p9 J2 Y. M4 ?1 O# ]
That we are all god's children( w- g. w' o0 J2 L" Y" b
And he'll back someday+ B( ?2 t \4 U' p
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
2 {7 P5 |, E, O7 _7 z* m/ m# KThat I don't have to have too good of feelings5 m( ^- n8 v. q$ z; {3 Q+ `
As I head out to the night/ w0 z5 Q9 y L) K A8 c, @: ^$ d
I cursed the sky to open$ [; R2 A/ g! {' m! t7 X# P
I begged the clouds for rain7 [! A8 N4 l3 b& \
I prayed to god for water
' [/ L ^# J- I5 S/ UFor it's burning in my vain+ v5 K* E7 E6 J' {2 {
It was like my soul's on fire
; A2 W' r: W" U ]Now I have to watch the flames
3 {4 J' V' G0 @# t" S5 R `% TAll my dreams went up in ashes
$ B- m) J H! |5 b7 @3 yAnd my future blew away
0 f' Q( X- s O8 YNow the oil's gone. z9 J9 T; g( @! [5 K& @
And the money's gone
( v$ n% l5 E" LAll the jobs are gone
% |" X/ w3 F0 ]Still we're hanging on. u* _7 C% S) q8 y
Down in; v% I5 F7 P. _" {/ z6 A9 @
Dry county4 c+ S# w: f [- n3 M3 ]- ~
They were swimming in the sand& A5 j% R0 y7 H: J$ Q
Praying for some holy waters
2 v9 g S4 W9 P0 VTo wash these sins from off our hands! o' g0 \) }. y: e
Here in dry county: j3 z3 ]' D" `- z
The promise has run dry
6 R% [* o6 ~. U+ w, }- R, h* _Where nobody cries. h o: Y$ E: d
And no one's getting out of here alive
$ z; B) I P1 p. ~/ EMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward1 H& B/ S+ e* e. V$ Z
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves
# D- j5 M* _, I* r3 I. M3 \8 y' e% JYou feeling like a dirty hole3 h+ n) Y3 H$ K* m; K
If I could choose the way I'll die* u6 j" }9 l% Y# p, b$ |. e; ^+ P
Make it by the gun or knife
- E" F: h7 e% n# g: p: e s' C+ Z* K! j'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
& \3 {3 I1 x, f- M% `Night after night after night after night....6 @/ [% P0 A1 U7 X' H x
Down in dry county
' Y5 `0 b. D# s# w0 G9 VThey're swimming in the sand9 u: N" v, V! z: _) t7 W! v
Praying for some holy water
( p1 ^. W+ g+ W1 D1 \& R7 {To wash the sins from off our hand2 q- C) \7 G+ t$ R8 v/ }
Here in dry county
7 a5 h2 Z$ \3 bThe promise has run dry- k% g1 V* Q6 V( l3 V
Where nobody cries
6 _4 t! w) b7 W% H, y. sAnd no one's getting out of here alive
8 G' l- M8 k3 L! B- HDry county
# R" Q/ ?9 u5 _1 S9 j$ L* e! K- bAnd no one's getting out of here alive1 B8 {& x1 i; Z/ b$ I3 A/ k, V% {
Dry county |