Cross the border they turn water into wine3 i" C: ]/ c# V: P: R
Some say it's the devil's blood% h3 w. T6 J0 U7 J* T; n
They squeezing from the vine, I* y B( c: S. i* w" {
Some say it's a savior
2 ~. J& Z6 ?7 i1 P, eIn these hard and deseprated times# {2 K1 W8 S! |, h2 O+ u
It seems to help me to forget/ n- l8 J+ c% v% H3 Z# s
And we're just born to die2 G1 [, _9 d% w8 L
I came here like so many did
7 D0 a% P" o/ H/ s7 e) W) CTo find a better life
3 P% s1 e6 F& [. k9 h4 nTo find my piece of easy street, B' `6 \+ `" ~! v( i
To finally be alive# G$ ]! _) `6 P
I know nothing good comes easy
" w3 r3 L8 ^( O8 C/ lAll good things take some time5 k. F+ S6 G, S. t$ w) y! \" L2 |% Z
I made my bed and I'll lie in it1 h+ \" N& r" ^/ h6 ?/ t5 ?7 _
To die in its crime
2 K8 V3 ~, G0 n# ?3 M! V {4 SYou can't help but prosper
' D& u$ {4 r% G( Q! gWhere the streets are paved with gold7 V# z& d5 U* j, o; R. I
They say the oil wells ran deeper here+ C* P; C9 X- S" [+ m
Than anybody's known3 Y% Q3 T# }& |' @" Q' l! y
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home6 r t( `* G) w) ^& a2 _$ O
See there's nothing in this paydirt+ N9 X4 T1 x7 G* }7 h8 q$ C( j
The ghosts are all I know: o i/ k# z) N3 [$ p- \
Now the oil's gone
: D9 t1 S9 V/ o. ]2 _+ HAnd the money's gone
* q' X' ~6 A+ h2 e- @( a+ Y1 ^ bAll the jobs are gone# n* @( u0 i0 c; B
Still we're hanging on# w- H. ^1 N9 O+ H; W
Down in: D2 h' e3 A4 ], A/ [
Dry county& n b( m3 H9 `/ U" d" P* ?6 b
They were swimming in the sand3 l9 h; f* L! e4 u) |
Praying for some holy waters' v+ {+ f' D( W P) }; O. d
To wash these sins from off our hands
% z- ]5 m2 h, [% k3 G$ uHere in dry county. u% t' O& d- L; G6 B( ]
The promise has run dry8 O+ S7 h# {3 l3 ]
Where nobody cries) _9 u3 n5 {+ g% t% E
And no one's getting out of here alive
2 s# c% N3 J2 p3 y! ^& W+ V. W/ ^In the blessed name of Jesus
3 \3 h; K, s* n7 nI heard the preacher say
1 g- j, D+ G& x7 NThat we are all god's children- y% w; g5 C* ?6 l9 b+ P8 P" r
And he'll back someday/ h" G' l I' n+ @0 ^+ }+ v
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine, g1 ]0 o& _ N! s
That I don't have to have too good of feelings
0 y- P$ _5 P6 e7 G# \8 AAs I head out to the night+ @+ |3 ~9 z6 b- N2 g. d
I cursed the sky to open
: a) @$ B) F! z" wI begged the clouds for rain' @) B' t7 m. }2 e) w( G" h9 a
I prayed to god for water
/ k! X# y1 J2 Z: F: R. P/ ~! @! MFor it's burning in my vain
4 A4 w/ [6 I9 j9 X$ X( L! BIt was like my soul's on fire8 Z, E. }, k9 j+ o: Q0 F
Now I have to watch the flames( U7 J1 W z4 }% q' J: M2 m
All my dreams went up in ashes4 \4 X# Z- v6 D O }
And my future blew away! L0 u! _% j; y! r$ z
Now the oil's gone
8 z! i3 U, x" ~0 `- T% ], fAnd the money's gone+ a: T) i0 i2 h$ l% _
All the jobs are gone; A N; H1 y' p! ^
Still we're hanging on
0 J) v% [. x/ n- z) tDown in
" l; o4 g$ n5 r2 _0 J0 yDry county3 G" D4 e; m+ y/ j% L( j3 K
They were swimming in the sand& ~; |; B& A3 V4 S1 R. R. D
Praying for some holy waters
6 C% _; e% i' x1 [' d# NTo wash these sins from off our hands
I5 x. X0 n0 D, | _! O' mHere in dry county$ K' }1 H& t0 H& G
The promise has run dry$ r* V- o+ t& Q6 g- M/ P
Where nobody cries
' F# p2 J* W6 e$ V5 }% Z4 f* a0 zAnd no one's getting out of here alive
$ l. g" N- P! k) n6 ^9 x# qMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward; i& O1 {- m( n) w8 y
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves9 Q- O9 P4 F% ]& T& M
You feeling like a dirty hole* l4 Z% b3 D) s, I5 `' U
If I could choose the way I'll die
8 U% Z; B# T& i! ?/ g1 F0 u7 @2 ?2 Y; X+ zMake it by the gun or knife9 L, B3 A8 ]7 G
'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
; U: i- f) w8 E& n0 @' ONight after night after night after night....
6 Z( x- Q: f1 w7 b3 S qDown in dry county
; S% A' \8 d+ ` w! N5 j, _( HThey're swimming in the sand- G0 b- y3 a m1 Z; q6 O
Praying for some holy water8 W% } ~) h9 O+ h
To wash the sins from off our hand
' o3 ?& M$ A. `6 ]' ~! i' D# [Here in dry county6 t5 [ d) P% E8 M- T8 K2 M" \
The promise has run dry
- |# h- E5 X( b/ a' KWhere nobody cries, R2 [1 H( ^- U) M+ D* |
And no one's getting out of here alive
7 b2 w) l9 B( _. BDry county, j6 C# f1 d; v% a: _
And no one's getting out of here alive
0 x( ~) Z2 ?3 j+ `Dry county |