Cross the border they turn water into wine
2 G; R! g! r: e9 r' SSome say it's the devil's blood* s" M+ x; f/ Y. m: D. L
They squeezing from the vine
6 \: U) \9 Z. z/ l6 I8 y7 \Some say it's a savior/ Y$ t3 f* i' K, [( Z% D# N
In these hard and deseprated times: T- q2 m% d1 N# h1 s2 I5 h$ X5 ?
It seems to help me to forget
$ {( U$ V' g$ i, L, \And we're just born to die
8 v% q8 {- p" t; x3 s ^I came here like so many did
2 V" |8 E4 _* S' V' n6 P# S/ nTo find a better life
5 j! Z) Y+ e+ h" V, kTo find my piece of easy street
7 h- b# j1 K7 C2 X5 h3 _To finally be alive
% H: U2 Z" @1 g" P oI know nothing good comes easy
% W" ]1 D3 \6 k$ p+ }+ a$ HAll good things take some time2 y0 S V8 W, ~$ A
I made my bed and I'll lie in it6 }1 c. T" L# g, V
To die in its crime7 d% j9 d# _9 P& h6 A/ e* J
You can't help but prosper
3 x: D$ ~4 n7 Z0 z h' G2 Y* W$ p" wWhere the streets are paved with gold) }1 i& d+ n/ t+ f
They say the oil wells ran deeper here( V/ k, p* m1 E: @6 ~8 g" c
Than anybody's known
( k: x* Z. S3 y9 x% i, FNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
$ d! T5 K7 K2 e( G% G1 M4 x5 H8 LSee there's nothing in this paydirt
3 k% p8 r6 F. Q. S* I4 A& GThe ghosts are all I know
* {, f8 ?2 k5 Z- R7 G" G" KNow the oil's gone0 e2 z' R K8 ^$ T( e" }
And the money's gone# J2 d7 c- Q4 Z
All the jobs are gone" c; y" z' f) \. e3 L3 {
Still we're hanging on
: ?% g. q9 ]/ h5 kDown in
7 \* u! r$ [8 k$ _* u5 J* f( VDry county
& V; I. E6 N+ Y( H v/ o6 gThey were swimming in the sand
1 S) `, U2 p6 Z5 [4 PPraying for some holy waters& B9 h0 S8 o8 @( @
To wash these sins from off our hands
1 k0 C$ t+ r& }5 I. C5 r1 \, t1 pHere in dry county4 m# G. z* T ]. N$ }- q9 m3 ?
The promise has run dry
* ^& ?* s' F! Z. TWhere nobody cries: |' F/ j' { K. G* ?) f
And no one's getting out of here alive8 ~7 L. D, k( H. @6 \+ J/ E
In the blessed name of Jesus
1 d2 J4 D+ b2 y+ d9 k7 zI heard the preacher say7 P8 N2 f; p- X
That we are all god's children$ [4 y# s( j) J5 m* I
And he'll back someday
7 S" b+ i* t0 k$ {: oI hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
4 R5 |% z9 D/ ~4 N1 D: w* F8 JThat I don't have to have too good of feelings
/ W' V6 u, V& L/ G: r" gAs I head out to the night
% X9 ?5 A6 j0 k& [( lI cursed the sky to open
5 q& ]$ h8 {6 |" Q4 NI begged the clouds for rain
* ^) P$ `+ e+ w% H7 Y. v# }4 V+ {8 ~I prayed to god for water
9 k0 [( a, J5 s- F0 @1 zFor it's burning in my vain* N' y5 E7 N+ S# Z
It was like my soul's on fire
3 y9 H+ v K$ F2 a+ r- UNow I have to watch the flames
& U& v# C$ u5 |$ yAll my dreams went up in ashes
7 ~( d) r; B1 Q b2 ?! g/ D/ oAnd my future blew away
; Q9 A* c2 V# s% b2 E$ ]4 C& DNow the oil's gone
\3 G) I0 K- b6 p/ {And the money's gone% L2 G1 L, w, G/ \9 s
All the jobs are gone% } F4 S' E) ?) g
Still we're hanging on
' X2 v, B3 l/ z V! g" W5 DDown in, i2 {0 v; `; B# j4 i
Dry county
3 D3 _0 S7 |( X: U) S) ^They were swimming in the sand
- C! t" S/ e& U+ A6 N/ EPraying for some holy waters. N) F2 ]6 k8 ~& U. l) T/ s: F/ R7 _, D
To wash these sins from off our hands
3 l$ ~, V N2 y' _% a6 iHere in dry county" d2 i: c# s2 ^. S D
The promise has run dry
& h4 A" S& s- lWhere nobody cries0 D/ W. t9 w. R5 g8 e8 l
And no one's getting out of here alive6 }* Z. j+ T* Y8 ^
Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
$ I- r5 L3 ?9 ^) }4 LIt seem sometimes they pay off leaves
2 ?6 E- e# o$ y. F: |0 P DYou feeling like a dirty hole
5 \# S' D/ U- w' tIf I could choose the way I'll die
4 _- p, j2 {5 n0 K* oMake it by the gun or knife
. O1 r- M3 r$ s |5 I+ d/ {& u- q'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
3 g5 w$ h9 m" dNight after night after night after night....: T' b1 K; e7 Z: x/ n8 n/ L' |
Down in dry county' r+ z" Z- u: t9 U
They're swimming in the sand1 K7 f y1 C2 v
Praying for some holy water4 q$ Y& t3 j: ~& Q* f5 I
To wash the sins from off our hand! x1 n$ Y9 {) [6 Y l, ]- q
Here in dry county7 b3 j' z. u+ r1 R2 z; `# y
The promise has run dry# Q! N! q# d7 e% `5 ~
Where nobody cries
! Y7 A/ i9 f; ~! M3 sAnd no one's getting out of here alive
1 D9 H6 @, h5 }: a s7 T/ J+ e' XDry county
( P5 C: u. c: t+ ZAnd no one's getting out of here alive$ U ~" n, M" r. s
Dry county |