Cross the border they turn water into wine
- `+ l/ \$ x1 S7 `) R2 USome say it's the devil's blood, [8 D* b. H! F t/ ]7 p9 K3 }
They squeezing from the vine. `* `; g# i" S) E
Some say it's a savior" Y* d. g$ X1 X. z% G4 ~/ S
In these hard and deseprated times
$ S2 \* O( U2 UIt seems to help me to forget
+ @' p$ R* F6 q) H5 n$ |2 t3 {0 QAnd we're just born to die
! y B( Q5 V2 ~- s2 _I came here like so many did
" m/ N0 L* m. G# c' o! aTo find a better life! o5 v$ P/ i" d( n, Q' `: v% V0 x
To find my piece of easy street
7 U6 Y/ R# `, L9 P0 w6 f1 Z0 S( sTo finally be alive
9 u+ h- o* n" x9 L! z' E. h0 |5 \I know nothing good comes easy
5 G+ v/ C( h1 X6 h0 k) kAll good things take some time
2 t: m) M1 c& S) v& n1 [I made my bed and I'll lie in it
$ f* n& G6 u/ ~6 t, o5 _To die in its crime
, U9 ^9 k+ c) F5 ?, x9 @6 RYou can't help but prosper
; Y$ Z9 k4 m: ^8 \Where the streets are paved with gold
2 ^; m. H, _ X- FThey say the oil wells ran deeper here
6 S$ [4 H, S3 t5 A, _4 CThan anybody's known7 {/ b+ b; q( @; ]0 i$ M
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
9 s# }4 N- n+ y; `! ySee there's nothing in this paydirt4 ~2 _% w) l2 h/ F/ J
The ghosts are all I know
. w8 ]+ D [6 t0 z5 j1 s; D# [; VNow the oil's gone' G( w. R7 @3 c- S
And the money's gone. ~/ t6 T' x* ^# W
All the jobs are gone% N- Z; J5 o$ N% X5 |3 G( E$ y
Still we're hanging on
& H( A$ @3 M3 }) v+ FDown in
! z% o) z- V( x( f/ zDry county9 {; d2 E" f! P# W h
They were swimming in the sand
7 d3 [/ \# i: G5 ]) o% MPraying for some holy waters7 i4 w/ }" t/ X H& ^0 J9 N4 r
To wash these sins from off our hands2 B! {/ Z- l( N! R
Here in dry county
' u7 e! ~! A @9 xThe promise has run dry/ |3 P6 r8 v, q
Where nobody cries
, S2 [" x5 Y+ ^' SAnd no one's getting out of here alive; G% L1 ]# A/ S+ U1 E
In the blessed name of Jesus- n; s( O5 g' [& H$ K3 |
I heard the preacher say! t, A5 y# a: T7 U9 R. O/ `
That we are all god's children
% p |$ l7 J; o' r( uAnd he'll back someday) c3 [! ?& Z9 u- s
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
p: u) J( I$ j' V2 k- H; _That I don't have to have too good of feelings% {& k6 k8 U. f3 R) P! Y
As I head out to the night
. z% z9 ]# ~4 ?8 \, F7 I: y5 j xI cursed the sky to open
/ T' [7 p7 k, Y: u# E q; Y/ o1 K- b# YI begged the clouds for rain$ Y+ X, |. t2 \6 ]- y2 A* V
I prayed to god for water
$ M: }- z* @: r$ P6 J3 A$ ]) ?3 @For it's burning in my vain
0 \% G5 Q: g% [7 |! E5 m/ iIt was like my soul's on fire# t `+ S% j2 r3 u5 H2 k$ o
Now I have to watch the flames" d" x; T& X/ U
All my dreams went up in ashes: J. n" q' M' U6 X8 j% z& `# W4 G
And my future blew away
# h5 m6 t$ L% F" f m, z5 fNow the oil's gone6 P" T5 M6 x3 b3 X. C2 r4 `* T
And the money's gone
* Z% L* x1 w5 H( I- ?All the jobs are gone
5 c" E8 y0 V- V$ t4 D) z4 w: O# N" o) |Still we're hanging on
% f$ B% `/ q6 e- Y# B- l6 P, E6 MDown in1 R6 s! `8 b& J0 Y; u
Dry county
2 Z! J# L" D3 S9 ]5 yThey were swimming in the sand
$ E' G8 p; `# }8 p, OPraying for some holy waters
% ^' b, v( n5 X3 J: g$ ?3 N, |' WTo wash these sins from off our hands
. N# Q5 Z, n4 ?5 c" @7 @Here in dry county- X- v8 e7 ]- ~( `# f
The promise has run dry8 E+ ~+ m5 L$ W' B9 L; G
Where nobody cries2 f" ?5 O( U, B2 _7 k6 N/ i
And no one's getting out of here alive
8 i5 Z2 [; N1 }# g$ ^Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward5 l. j8 o. z5 E9 L! p; ]1 H) f! [9 l
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves8 x" d; O! e% I
You feeling like a dirty hole
' }: g( q/ e4 l8 ]/ }8 X7 U0 f8 WIf I could choose the way I'll die
6 U9 s7 K. z+ P) J* { J, q7 jMake it by the gun or knife
0 V2 e4 {% Y% \+ y. D'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
8 r! j. S3 }8 S4 }; e8 R' JNight after night after night after night....$ F5 v% z w4 h+ w; S! m2 W
Down in dry county
; O0 B, C/ \) l# g8 f$ AThey're swimming in the sand
9 d( i. n8 Q- c- @- A& r4 B2 BPraying for some holy water/ C4 X0 r0 ], G; l8 r: X# W
To wash the sins from off our hand! Y9 j2 q0 \' y' D8 R! O, P5 ]
Here in dry county
- s$ C& ` P6 V6 l7 m8 X% IThe promise has run dry
$ T, u- s& d$ `5 {. d1 s4 DWhere nobody cries
. C2 j1 M7 Q; _$ kAnd no one's getting out of here alive4 N3 ]! y) h" G) R
Dry county" Q) N( o! c) u1 j: X& N
And no one's getting out of here alive" P9 t& P( P; Q9 Q* G0 g+ s: L
Dry county |