Cross the border they turn water into wine
% ]# E: F/ C2 w- H7 GSome say it's the devil's blood. Z2 R, _ n5 K, j
They squeezing from the vine0 n0 p6 H4 B' b8 S2 w, V3 E7 W
Some say it's a savior
* ?3 h6 m' `5 g' ~2 YIn these hard and deseprated times
2 i3 l, ^1 e! }4 m8 Z) IIt seems to help me to forget
$ U3 g% X& d+ i/ v4 s; z* BAnd we're just born to die
* C8 x* _& f- W9 Y! g' v+ dI came here like so many did
5 F0 Q% K+ f$ G8 D" Y1 ATo find a better life3 v6 C' g5 `+ |6 e* G4 {% I
To find my piece of easy street \& B- F% F8 m7 y
To finally be alive
* l5 w& {5 |' I. TI know nothing good comes easy0 C) |% A9 ?' M' h0 y) n) W$ M
All good things take some time) t# q: ^0 U) d+ f
I made my bed and I'll lie in it
: G# D+ W* k8 _6 ~To die in its crime
/ j/ v) f/ Z: n! k7 k% bYou can't help but prosper
+ M- v8 a. L* f( [4 e+ C- jWhere the streets are paved with gold
; q5 Q* ?% n8 r/ d' `2 oThey say the oil wells ran deeper here- } | H+ t( A1 O" }% |
Than anybody's known$ B7 A4 b% L+ g2 M$ Y% U
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home2 N! S! z6 n) l( |' e
See there's nothing in this paydirt
# w( I& e7 E" b3 r( K) H# U( jThe ghosts are all I know
/ z0 B# W1 J$ }/ C6 xNow the oil's gone' m# k: W: i( P+ I9 |1 P% ^
And the money's gone
* w; }$ V" \. ]All the jobs are gone" y- J8 [: ^! r: J n
Still we're hanging on. B9 E Y9 R! X! {
Down in
3 c3 k" x4 E% j- o, ^. ODry county
y' L% ~: s7 ` ^They were swimming in the sand8 A/ |2 O1 z3 U6 Q2 |2 ~
Praying for some holy waters) ?- v0 i, L# g# @
To wash these sins from off our hands% [3 W8 V* h/ _$ q- b5 [
Here in dry county( u0 a% M* m1 e* o, l% V& {
The promise has run dry
+ F- V8 R2 Z, G7 WWhere nobody cries
. ^, v8 D# D4 I9 W5 n8 `. hAnd no one's getting out of here alive/ ?8 s2 O' }2 X# n" Z. i
In the blessed name of Jesus" W! p% U' K; t! G" y% f3 B: K
I heard the preacher say
" o4 v$ D, S! B9 \That we are all god's children- v" u, a+ U6 h5 ?3 P+ Q. c
And he'll back someday6 w' `* N$ u* o* l- t
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
' k, Z! ~: n+ L$ C% w- dThat I don't have to have too good of feelings% [3 Y4 T2 p- H7 g. h' M: J& h2 Q
As I head out to the night
' @) L2 q. K. R, SI cursed the sky to open
$ J5 r& X7 A$ F' V) e2 `9 [! II begged the clouds for rain4 _0 o X( Z; x1 m5 d2 _7 w
I prayed to god for water6 N% V3 V1 V* } p! |
For it's burning in my vain" D. ^3 [8 N1 B/ _6 m. {- u N) |
It was like my soul's on fire
5 M' i, I# W0 i" NNow I have to watch the flames
+ h |9 M+ g- Y; QAll my dreams went up in ashes
- q1 L7 w6 [5 r# L7 ~And my future blew away( U5 w1 P9 h0 V: V8 r9 B1 k/ J6 k
Now the oil's gone
( T' b/ u5 ?+ t- S. [4 [$ u( sAnd the money's gone, W" P" { F0 _ P; |- |2 f
All the jobs are gone' z$ S6 ~" }! w2 m5 [( h! r
Still we're hanging on( W- M( o# l5 \; b3 U% o
Down in% h7 J) E% t' \5 d
Dry county
6 i) s9 }% I# v8 E, ?/ w* M% PThey were swimming in the sand
5 b( r4 C+ L( w: s$ N( H3 ZPraying for some holy waters
3 @8 s. p: a# s* @5 C0 g8 P( U. NTo wash these sins from off our hands0 _2 Q6 M2 j0 j) g+ v1 l: K
Here in dry county% m7 G# B& u2 y; W$ D3 a5 g/ o. A
The promise has run dry; u( @/ i! `) k5 Z; K
Where nobody cries* b& D/ V' q6 Q( N
And no one's getting out of here alive
/ C1 a" g& {- MMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
; F2 }$ D4 g& N3 b" `It seem sometimes they pay off leaves {1 v6 I' p Y
You feeling like a dirty hole
3 E* M0 U: v2 V8 c3 l. zIf I could choose the way I'll die/ ^0 r8 I I7 c* m0 A* N0 G
Make it by the gun or knife2 U. G1 j2 c0 D, H" T$ D, c
'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
0 f4 q( B) q' d: `Night after night after night after night....
8 N8 l; w6 u, L' eDown in dry county: W; o* |3 R( ]1 b+ i6 L
They're swimming in the sand2 Q- q6 a3 ?! _$ L0 R7 e" f
Praying for some holy water, P# `! j, S! M3 |
To wash the sins from off our hand1 w& Y' j# V; _) N
Here in dry county
% J9 j0 ] [2 \/ t7 aThe promise has run dry; g' J/ d1 W5 r; J7 |* s1 y
Where nobody cries8 C% G8 [ n9 D/ w, t# W7 q. l" I
And no one's getting out of here alive
9 Y! D1 e# O; X& G; X' sDry county
6 w; k8 w4 m( t& j3 s/ g" |; {6 WAnd no one's getting out of here alive/ m3 g; X( |' I% R4 R7 L
Dry county |