Cross the border they turn water into wine
! E1 t! n! h4 o' K' s: lSome say it's the devil's blood7 l1 p% G: I- B" B! _1 j
They squeezing from the vine
# i$ k; T$ ?3 \. s1 jSome say it's a savior
* E$ [* J7 m' z* oIn these hard and deseprated times
x6 X4 N5 O5 P: g$ N* @7 _It seems to help me to forget
: N- K! w1 A% Q6 g" w, z! OAnd we're just born to die Y ~1 H1 [5 ?1 v6 O
I came here like so many did$ [4 T( j, q3 Y* g& @, j; }9 b
To find a better life
/ m* U! i, a( `% B$ r1 P. y8 d5 |To find my piece of easy street
7 y8 }; j3 q& ~: f& fTo finally be alive& h" _9 ]9 m6 t% k' c
I know nothing good comes easy
0 _# P$ v* B, M. O) hAll good things take some time! i3 r' [" l6 \2 n3 g+ i5 Y
I made my bed and I'll lie in it
, C0 C# q+ \. k( A/ E) mTo die in its crime5 t6 i& T8 m, v$ p( X6 A( r2 \
You can't help but prosper
+ a. U G6 h/ E* ZWhere the streets are paved with gold- ?& y0 b* @1 X4 C
They say the oil wells ran deeper here
+ R5 C, W3 }$ z: L/ _; d5 gThan anybody's known
6 Q- b8 u& o- C8 N# ?$ J& h9 O3 rNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home, j1 H7 f+ h1 n2 s
See there's nothing in this paydirt! ~1 B" `% U% z1 q( q' q v
The ghosts are all I know
3 s; R7 w. n+ p" V: r) F8 TNow the oil's gone5 N/ y; p9 Z$ B3 d. Z! n
And the money's gone- j: P: u( K! Q
All the jobs are gone
) t z7 i; I7 O8 E, ?Still we're hanging on. |0 d3 l2 G k8 }0 u- s6 M; v
Down in, J& r% o9 I9 D) @$ ?/ X
Dry county
5 h" N! b$ G: _5 o: B5 E" FThey were swimming in the sand
}8 {7 f3 |; A5 W( HPraying for some holy waters% r6 Q/ K* H0 C: M: l8 s$ L
To wash these sins from off our hands
' [2 i5 O% D# X. s/ V! OHere in dry county
! |$ S! @2 O3 O! A$ S# jThe promise has run dry
7 C6 \; u8 a' w$ N( @; M0 L- vWhere nobody cries, H* z& U4 D+ c% K6 E5 ~
And no one's getting out of here alive- ?, g* R9 ~% f, z+ ^( e
In the blessed name of Jesus
m& f. X$ s! C9 CI heard the preacher say
- s0 R% {' N* l3 e, k+ zThat we are all god's children
# C2 G+ h* N3 u# q5 Z8 gAnd he'll back someday @; P3 F, d' }' N7 o
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
, h3 @6 i5 W* c8 U+ H! t( }+ [7 XThat I don't have to have too good of feelings
+ R9 n6 `7 z5 c6 y) }9 QAs I head out to the night
9 z9 ]4 [; ~, D( W3 R8 j: uI cursed the sky to open
& b8 {. k& _; s% }$ `I begged the clouds for rain
( p" Z. [& e6 b1 }3 }, MI prayed to god for water
: X* p. X7 q6 H/ h% D2 f# C" i$ mFor it's burning in my vain- e0 C1 V& X; Q+ B t* C) C$ X
It was like my soul's on fire' l5 s2 ?+ S! r2 L2 S' y
Now I have to watch the flames$ L( h. {1 K3 y& p/ c
All my dreams went up in ashes9 R! U+ d& p9 x8 R1 z+ E) U
And my future blew away8 [/ m4 t- w0 a
Now the oil's gone' C+ ^: N% e3 Q/ U
And the money's gone
7 N- _& q& B [7 z) \7 HAll the jobs are gone- _* P" `8 T# n5 E) k0 {% z
Still we're hanging on
: L, [1 J9 O7 w8 i$ b, pDown in ]* U# w8 S9 J" E$ t$ c9 r0 n) r
Dry county5 @) e4 P7 F& R
They were swimming in the sand
/ ^" p' `* R1 k) d. `' NPraying for some holy waters
4 P$ r. O$ L5 k# rTo wash these sins from off our hands
6 K! T9 ^6 c4 VHere in dry county
& c; ?% t8 E+ HThe promise has run dry" _1 F5 j, B- j: H* F9 Z
Where nobody cries, u$ g4 N n6 o& v G* W, M
And no one's getting out of here alive' O: z( Z3 v3 K' _0 h8 D8 T' q/ P; @
Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
' H% ?: l2 E$ |0 _It seem sometimes they pay off leaves
. w' D" C8 q! l" ~# K$ i. @3 j2 UYou feeling like a dirty hole* n. I* e( i+ g" c5 @* Z1 X1 l
If I could choose the way I'll die
0 ]2 d* h0 s' e% D7 I) l" b. fMake it by the gun or knife
: L4 S4 M- m1 P, `# B/ ?'Cause the other ways there's too much pain2 b; V" ^8 i! V( t
Night after night after night after night....
: W+ @4 R7 f l' p' a, bDown in dry county/ I7 J& P9 V% `. E9 m% u8 u6 N: F
They're swimming in the sand9 ] \1 \. M6 b* q2 A
Praying for some holy water
4 |$ j/ m. Z E8 Y7 aTo wash the sins from off our hand
, A: e" {6 D( cHere in dry county
1 d0 O; {9 {7 C# o8 M QThe promise has run dry# }0 o+ u* x7 i$ x1 K
Where nobody cries9 C9 r7 }9 z+ D# J' S0 e f- m. P
And no one's getting out of here alive. y( M. l2 a9 _ B8 V% h, B
Dry county
4 c! U9 g. F, {0 `- u: pAnd no one's getting out of here alive
: l6 k/ S$ \" \* I/ T- BDry county |