Cross the border they turn water into wine
! C5 q' L* L* }2 I5 ^Some say it's the devil's blood: y( {! x2 I( P- x8 D x
They squeezing from the vine+ y+ B& i* Z) N
Some say it's a savior
4 q# H! o8 Q6 s6 tIn these hard and deseprated times' q, l4 ^- ?' h) ^
It seems to help me to forget
, f% O7 Z# k4 ~, x( ?And we're just born to die
+ d! e! g& Z0 s0 G1 o. cI came here like so many did" n; F5 B% K+ u- O+ P1 E6 g
To find a better life
& ]7 ?' m- A, S) ~To find my piece of easy street# O& T) s& }0 \$ t4 p$ }9 o
To finally be alive
7 L |+ F$ E4 q" @1 ^0 KI know nothing good comes easy
. o5 Z& z9 c8 B) e! t+ gAll good things take some time( e* ^3 {+ E) z5 w* g
I made my bed and I'll lie in it
w3 b2 C& u! d# {) yTo die in its crime
( R# u5 G" z2 F: Y; m+ G8 zYou can't help but prosper6 Y2 W$ G! n5 l2 h( w9 ]: [- g
Where the streets are paved with gold
7 R0 {" I; X4 T+ x) FThey say the oil wells ran deeper here
2 h) d9 h- O* U, c0 b! ZThan anybody's known
/ Z$ g7 S0 `! y; }& N* jNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
7 J! a- _* t: ?$ GSee there's nothing in this paydirt3 g4 w8 M2 N8 C( K# u
The ghosts are all I know7 S6 F2 s' r# D9 U! Q) `
Now the oil's gone2 U- L E" s" P, T
And the money's gone6 f' j3 J3 x2 X9 O4 N5 E1 A
All the jobs are gone0 {' W! ]4 g& F& |9 q. a8 U
Still we're hanging on; r2 w4 {' v( k( I5 y* h
Down in0 a( V1 {6 n. ^+ m6 v5 M
Dry county4 I" S' G# N/ M: i' l: h
They were swimming in the sand
( E# \8 J) q+ ^" t% ?; B9 UPraying for some holy waters
7 |5 `/ f; ~5 Z6 @' ITo wash these sins from off our hands
p5 g0 `: ~( ^& F: BHere in dry county
k9 |1 ]" P0 B1 z: hThe promise has run dry
7 r1 l' j/ z8 VWhere nobody cries
* o" g5 T5 J; O# x/ ^0 X0 Y, u, mAnd no one's getting out of here alive
' @6 }( j( t- q4 ~In the blessed name of Jesus
* {* Q6 t9 A* R+ t- V/ a8 C9 g1 K0 MI heard the preacher say
# Z& J- X4 }( r. e% jThat we are all god's children0 C) |. e: W! T; S5 a
And he'll back someday* X, Q; C( j' E' P' J
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
: a) ^, @3 X/ {- p& r& G- aThat I don't have to have too good of feelings. p( B1 Y4 Z% X7 X" F
As I head out to the night
0 M- j. y1 w/ t- f6 W) O3 s1 JI cursed the sky to open
2 P. F; Q. O* e0 ^I begged the clouds for rain
, ~$ k2 V& r8 N! }& ^/ MI prayed to god for water" j; ~& p4 `6 l
For it's burning in my vain
# @0 Z6 u6 B/ _( P6 zIt was like my soul's on fire/ u2 G) Y4 c8 w& s
Now I have to watch the flames
7 W+ P ^0 |4 C. O1 }( iAll my dreams went up in ashes$ ^& s8 _8 H' o% P4 p- w
And my future blew away8 H' q+ p% N$ J& {6 T
Now the oil's gone$ ~. Y, x" }0 Z
And the money's gone
! B, T8 q$ A0 i. HAll the jobs are gone
1 h) v' ]2 N) F" S1 c& NStill we're hanging on
! f F- y0 T. S# {; |Down in
5 |5 t7 f1 N' D$ m% S( x; RDry county, c, C7 E% A% L# ^
They were swimming in the sand/ e; I" H" R8 m% A0 _; \& w
Praying for some holy waters/ x! ?, Q0 K6 A5 T s( O+ u
To wash these sins from off our hands' b3 ]' X: D+ }0 I, V+ [
Here in dry county
; \' z% m" P2 g/ x5 sThe promise has run dry9 w1 J/ D$ b* p o
Where nobody cries
& O9 A* q/ B# ]0 w ?2 OAnd no one's getting out of here alive
( [- A& Q& P' a; w1 c4 u8 [Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward# D: q9 K& W2 S; x
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves% J$ U# I4 k/ e
You feeling like a dirty hole$ R- K. n$ m1 c* m4 q
If I could choose the way I'll die+ P: V- N1 D }
Make it by the gun or knife
5 U. D$ L# \+ E' e'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
* o5 |; N* B: N6 f6 e* }Night after night after night after night....5 p" m. R/ }/ l3 Q5 `1 }, U0 I
Down in dry county
2 r* @ ^. I" ]7 uThey're swimming in the sand) I1 `4 j( o6 H% U- e
Praying for some holy water6 I7 F# D% ~4 A5 \7 e8 N
To wash the sins from off our hand
6 M* n# ?0 f# B1 _0 c# T0 B$ BHere in dry county
1 y1 v6 V7 v: J( I9 cThe promise has run dry
, u. \* u6 S) W# {5 A: y1 ~Where nobody cries; a2 A) [5 ^. O6 E+ {! t3 m
And no one's getting out of here alive, Z4 x. x: W8 r2 B5 h: D7 I
Dry county0 w) B5 ]7 Q3 S, q1 ^, g% \
And no one's getting out of here alive
, A, Y7 ]. u' n6 yDry county |