Cross the border they turn water into wine3 h7 ~4 j6 B" x* C. {- j4 N
Some say it's the devil's blood
; Z. S: @% F$ mThey squeezing from the vine
! z! g" k5 Q4 S) TSome say it's a savior* \; C ]4 k8 O
In these hard and deseprated times
$ }0 C' N3 z0 f- p; oIt seems to help me to forget; ]( G9 d5 y p# v
And we're just born to die) r5 d! R( T& K
I came here like so many did
0 T" s, K' n+ R& q/ g* {To find a better life! A/ Y! r2 ^8 j \( d; ~
To find my piece of easy street! S$ @4 A% Y2 O& G! G4 g, u
To finally be alive$ N: B4 F5 T6 {: g8 N- D
I know nothing good comes easy
; q) V8 U& q. J! j/ PAll good things take some time) N* h, j: J5 V1 a
I made my bed and I'll lie in it5 [5 y& u' ^5 J f- C9 M
To die in its crime
3 E! L8 W9 f! ^. uYou can't help but prosper5 g! ~1 E* g% U
Where the streets are paved with gold# a4 I/ g$ `1 w5 u1 [( ]" H+ g
They say the oil wells ran deeper here
5 w6 ^ ~1 E$ D; ~$ {" S& q3 [: |Than anybody's known4 m5 q- B/ ]( x u* D' A7 C/ ~
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home1 V* @. x( |! f. A
See there's nothing in this paydirt+ i' _ |+ a0 m7 q
The ghosts are all I know
% V: f- l; I6 C8 r) L' ZNow the oil's gone
; y$ C4 x( }, R8 m1 _4 D0 \And the money's gone1 z5 \$ Z: G$ |8 R% ^+ @
All the jobs are gone) }( u6 Y4 t4 H1 @ ]
Still we're hanging on
" j2 ~* j6 s# A3 u2 s# Q6 V% N0 IDown in
- [4 c/ W, ?8 `1 q6 Z' b- CDry county3 l" l$ U$ Z d2 z9 n
They were swimming in the sand: T# s, Q8 A' U5 r) y
Praying for some holy waters2 X7 @% W3 c2 [; g7 o
To wash these sins from off our hands, d+ X5 U ^9 ^8 C* z; a. H q
Here in dry county
) y& q( ~) Q6 |/ Z: OThe promise has run dry
1 Y* \" i G ?( r4 }- ]2 |Where nobody cries& C" F/ R0 S& V; ~/ k+ y
And no one's getting out of here alive, s/ |5 ~0 _0 w
In the blessed name of Jesus/ l+ D+ y+ a, o7 G- i7 j6 \' {
I heard the preacher say1 p5 \2 s5 V7 {* w8 R5 @: k* u. B
That we are all god's children
9 \% M% b0 v" m6 c4 ~& q" H0 l0 lAnd he'll back someday
a+ A; R F$ `1 AI hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine' a! I' W, Z4 D/ O, G' ~; c( `
That I don't have to have too good of feelings
* t, @, \8 t1 ~& E- TAs I head out to the night0 v& @3 l5 \* [
I cursed the sky to open R: \4 h2 _ T' U9 D2 I
I begged the clouds for rain' W0 L0 G& w7 x3 ]1 L1 B# \
I prayed to god for water- i1 G9 _" o/ M' d( ]
For it's burning in my vain! W: A; a( t0 D7 o- B+ k @
It was like my soul's on fire$ O. f* {, x. j" x2 r) k
Now I have to watch the flames
4 X3 V' h8 T, g5 wAll my dreams went up in ashes
0 g; I: @5 L; O- `. JAnd my future blew away
( n7 O. e- A* w1 o; B; o5 f1 dNow the oil's gone7 _# @3 H$ C$ k6 G- n2 F: j. b1 P
And the money's gone
# F5 p! P6 T# S* {( R* M! H' \All the jobs are gone5 U% i! A* b2 \! ^: z
Still we're hanging on
. j. _& a3 W: ?! D, F0 S( u eDown in; g% A1 _* J0 L% M o
Dry county
) W; D/ U; J" F# q/ G& tThey were swimming in the sand
8 d/ r# o C0 Z; W7 x4 ~+ f/ F, kPraying for some holy waters2 X$ r |* k3 P; @5 W1 {8 \" ?0 q
To wash these sins from off our hands: X5 C/ X0 _0 h' B P% P& ^: H: u
Here in dry county, t0 J3 r0 X U+ E
The promise has run dry9 f* k/ z- p- B' E- }3 R
Where nobody cries% N ^# I8 _' J
And no one's getting out of here alive
$ c8 M& a+ r: |* S5 Z6 {. TMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward# t/ n9 b+ `) H) W
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves- I4 D/ O" b8 E( A3 l
You feeling like a dirty hole
, R; ?. {% a4 r) X" KIf I could choose the way I'll die
. K1 ^9 k0 A% [$ M' U+ OMake it by the gun or knife, r" v& P, C1 h, R9 m6 d4 d2 J$ i
'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
2 T# Q2 G2 A- ` d0 b1 SNight after night after night after night....
: _: R' B# z9 n' U0 BDown in dry county. d- U! ^5 P; C4 E, T
They're swimming in the sand0 [% s6 y/ E4 C
Praying for some holy water
2 r- [8 ~4 J1 ?( x% P0 {To wash the sins from off our hand; l# L( q+ d% B n W H
Here in dry county, V* O5 ^8 M h1 H T, A* _
The promise has run dry
" z8 u# I% [9 L1 \" t, b7 E2 j! kWhere nobody cries
9 C5 ^8 W" w- [" A( y5 [And no one's getting out of here alive' V9 p- [4 b0 d! J
Dry county! m/ n* A6 {2 V& m, v; s; O: e
And no one's getting out of here alive
7 P5 [. L3 E+ b. Z& cDry county |