Cross the border they turn water into wine8 d: t, F- f7 I8 l) Q) f1 {
Some say it's the devil's blood
3 [( y. P# r! p8 C5 a0 p) Z+ a$ AThey squeezing from the vine
3 E1 o: m3 G3 v, U4 WSome say it's a savior
" D' f9 X# d$ O+ \- QIn these hard and deseprated times( Q5 Z! m! {, L, M- _& z% m/ l
It seems to help me to forget
6 N) V- h$ d$ J8 ]. ?, zAnd we're just born to die
* R- z- h( M1 U& gI came here like so many did
7 A, m4 J E, W4 {1 x; TTo find a better life
4 V$ n3 T' m8 xTo find my piece of easy street+ C4 o4 ^) u5 N/ [5 G3 S/ f
To finally be alive( O% b8 I1 ]$ E6 l
I know nothing good comes easy
7 H) b0 X' W0 L, [All good things take some time' ]+ o4 f# N. y# x4 k4 M
I made my bed and I'll lie in it
0 a+ B4 m! M3 c3 a' L C. JTo die in its crime! ~/ z8 Q2 c' V2 O9 N
You can't help but prosper
& Q4 {' E* N0 e2 p: y% [# tWhere the streets are paved with gold# `2 q% j" S, i/ |9 ~) h
They say the oil wells ran deeper here9 V. W# {1 z1 p1 B# L# I' L
Than anybody's known
' U1 y, R+ H/ `2 j/ ^Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
8 v! Y0 ^9 C' s* p9 d( oSee there's nothing in this paydirt
2 L! V- Y/ i3 |; t1 n2 wThe ghosts are all I know* A" w( V7 C# S4 N" u' V* t. L7 H
Now the oil's gone
- u+ @2 p: L: w* y4 W" SAnd the money's gone
: ?$ _8 f- A+ a2 }: z1 D% y$ |. O, j8 sAll the jobs are gone
* Y3 g H' d. }) L# |7 d. hStill we're hanging on |8 n8 P1 Q0 A
Down in1 y( | _ _3 \4 S+ O3 D+ h' c
Dry county
; M7 t0 C; n* d3 {2 L/ YThey were swimming in the sand+ U+ h# o& ~1 ]( ]5 {3 n8 L: {+ G& \! {' x
Praying for some holy waters
/ M) A. C: O& ?& _" PTo wash these sins from off our hands! e! U% V9 ?2 M W* q- \' v* _
Here in dry county$ p; w( l4 z8 v Q( {) t0 W
The promise has run dry
! \" A: p$ m' ~& i; IWhere nobody cries+ i% F# C$ [9 G$ E; K( f
And no one's getting out of here alive9 k$ F( h. g0 K$ u, E3 r
In the blessed name of Jesus& k; C y. @0 R+ e! w! m% T3 U0 `
I heard the preacher say" w, `8 W+ M# e% s
That we are all god's children
3 X9 e1 Q" i8 {) @2 M1 UAnd he'll back someday
* Y' O; @ a/ { JI hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine! ~, M) D, g* o
That I don't have to have too good of feelings: ?; J! t8 }" J
As I head out to the night
& w1 I. c; g# n% n, B: c1 hI cursed the sky to open
- M0 \- ~" S8 ^- A V% P( ^) p. _I begged the clouds for rain
h, [. n& o8 T) HI prayed to god for water
- M' x$ h0 I% l. E2 j( tFor it's burning in my vain& d9 Q5 [. U! ^, W! y! ?) D
It was like my soul's on fire
) D M( c+ n& j. ?Now I have to watch the flames/ ?+ Q" z3 L. b" \; `. J
All my dreams went up in ashes6 Z# h: S L1 O c$ t
And my future blew away5 U( z' u8 l: M, t* l
Now the oil's gone2 D$ ^4 k- ^8 \ a" r0 K! L8 c
And the money's gone+ |1 c. y# l, {$ `
All the jobs are gone2 t9 \5 t: {% W
Still we're hanging on2 ]6 K0 k" O% d& ^- [4 K
Down in
. r! v& v) V) H2 s3 V g& eDry county
* q. {0 A) h2 U$ ^. j$ C4 IThey were swimming in the sand# Y; y/ s- ~: U+ O
Praying for some holy waters
* g! X$ B8 W9 F5 l' ~' pTo wash these sins from off our hands) ?( k0 a% P+ y: n& V
Here in dry county
W! J) K% q$ |3 R+ b; G# CThe promise has run dry
/ E' c3 y1 a' i W$ F* ~' EWhere nobody cries' o, g. I, `; {& K8 Y
And no one's getting out of here alive
8 y( z; G% G: k9 }Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward# S+ x3 [0 i2 G( t6 O
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves9 O- Y7 e# h1 E7 o
You feeling like a dirty hole- ?5 G7 p* _' m& i2 ^, e
If I could choose the way I'll die
7 v P/ t8 [# X3 x4 WMake it by the gun or knife) t% t( H l# ~8 D# O. L8 e0 C
'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
3 ^4 z8 p. r- {; D1 P) N LNight after night after night after night....
4 S. [) [: Z1 v$ G) \: vDown in dry county' i" V: i- i! s5 \
They're swimming in the sand
# ~& Q8 L3 @ B' a! s3 Z4 M) r, p+ WPraying for some holy water
9 f3 w8 ?. T1 x1 N$ B! c0 K$ N8 {3 DTo wash the sins from off our hand
, }! D& T! X5 K* T3 Z( _; NHere in dry county
" q; N( s$ I$ E6 _The promise has run dry
8 ~" [+ A4 _- \6 h3 yWhere nobody cries
- X8 M6 l4 b7 ~0 `0 KAnd no one's getting out of here alive J- j2 L& `3 w# m; N
Dry county, G F9 B$ c* R6 C3 k
And no one's getting out of here alive! T7 ?2 J: c' q2 w8 \- u% b
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