Cross the border they turn water into wine2 i& b2 m" W+ [0 `1 p$ a
Some say it's the devil's blood
0 O2 K5 H \5 Q6 G7 qThey squeezing from the vine+ J. P4 c, g3 S! L1 R; Q
Some say it's a savior( o2 V- s" A" A8 Y' I
In these hard and deseprated times
. t) W j; C' YIt seems to help me to forget
; t; o1 Q, ?* G8 ]! A" YAnd we're just born to die
1 a9 c0 k' r# M' h- @- k) ~I came here like so many did' ?- K# p7 ~9 w/ ?7 L# l9 K0 m: P5 l
To find a better life E2 n6 P* I6 N( m
To find my piece of easy street. j: }1 b, v8 l3 L9 L& u3 ]- u
To finally be alive
+ j! H2 Y. G( S9 c9 p) c. TI know nothing good comes easy+ M/ ~$ g: ~) S' c0 V# P8 U: {2 g
All good things take some time
( L n" x" O0 @8 E6 I+ iI made my bed and I'll lie in it& M* _+ m$ B* I6 g
To die in its crime* B1 P% ^7 _7 Y5 |2 Y
You can't help but prosper* s6 k: s5 T1 k: k7 {5 k
Where the streets are paved with gold* N2 c9 y8 i$ h9 G6 \
They say the oil wells ran deeper here7 G" z, b+ F5 ]2 M, Q/ Y( i
Than anybody's known
3 H4 x* k' U dNow I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home& `$ K" m; Q, I$ I+ K
See there's nothing in this paydirt% B+ V* s; x; i% o& F9 o
The ghosts are all I know- u+ U+ q( e2 j& P; F& V- t4 l& L5 O
Now the oil's gone0 P6 B! ], a# L7 l
And the money's gone5 c4 [) C2 {8 h( E
All the jobs are gone2 H& j( A6 R+ A5 ^3 q* r
Still we're hanging on. T8 P& q9 }; b; p/ }8 G6 z/ h: g( \
Down in4 X( N* A: C! a# Z
Dry county
+ \; J+ a( U7 N$ [$ f+ l! v6 ^: WThey were swimming in the sand
( E" p' c8 ?0 o: [Praying for some holy waters1 Q# S; V' a' b0 _2 T* g4 s
To wash these sins from off our hands3 G* A' O5 f( W. g* B; i; }
Here in dry county4 N. N. X7 v, Q2 ?9 | J) C2 `/ Y
The promise has run dry! ~) R$ y" Z6 C1 F& l
Where nobody cries4 K; M/ P7 J3 M }- ]* ^8 d
And no one's getting out of here alive
$ Q( F' q. ]! a+ @( mIn the blessed name of Jesus, I7 b* k" P2 Y! K8 [0 v
I heard the preacher say$ l+ ~: B- W0 H* [3 T8 L% Y
That we are all god's children% y; A' K. j4 h( w5 Z
And he'll back someday$ {3 h [3 z, j9 a& a
I hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
0 N6 c' A' ?8 i, P. U* z' T9 b PThat I don't have to have too good of feelings# p) ^6 [8 `6 f2 y! t
As I head out to the night/ Y6 W" R+ c* g
I cursed the sky to open, k8 ^9 O! j8 o* b2 p' C
I begged the clouds for rain9 i$ M' u% l% Z& W! W
I prayed to god for water7 O5 \# q! M3 H# g& l; `1 y! A
For it's burning in my vain! `/ w& Q% c# F7 F# l2 b
It was like my soul's on fire
3 z5 S- H2 W* e. H6 Y" RNow I have to watch the flames. Q! P! @" y( ~9 B$ \' x# q) Q
All my dreams went up in ashes* V+ F( B- Z ]& Q! f5 [/ r6 K+ q
And my future blew away% w/ _& o5 G% g% k% C
Now the oil's gone4 e, ^4 `1 } F7 X; |! Z
And the money's gone) y- U, {, b/ Z* h6 _0 W
All the jobs are gone: n) x4 G! K. p2 W9 L
Still we're hanging on
0 |3 }' K* r, e$ L1 I* m6 CDown in
. n, x+ R1 W- a/ i6 k; bDry county& }: _5 [3 H2 P# r& t+ c1 i
They were swimming in the sand- R$ w @* `2 E1 ?( O9 Z( W
Praying for some holy waters
2 a1 C1 e- C) r" a0 M$ ^- u; FTo wash these sins from off our hands" }: P4 U1 @ m& X
Here in dry county! J( m7 X8 i9 t7 i% V
The promise has run dry4 j. }; v6 O+ G+ K) Z
Where nobody cries
6 E" N% J9 Z1 Z- sAnd no one's getting out of here alive
7 E8 c# M8 f3 o+ w C, |+ N4 ~Men spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward( M! d" e+ m) t- K7 J( {
It seem sometimes they pay off leaves
$ F/ c8 V) h0 q5 uYou feeling like a dirty hole* [/ R0 u$ q9 e3 x2 b
If I could choose the way I'll die
8 m& q0 w4 c: k! B( T' FMake it by the gun or knife
, d( ^) b0 f. H; T# ^'Cause the other ways there's too much pain, Z1 y8 G4 ]; Y4 P% g) K0 ]
Night after night after night after night....
! Y. B: ~; H# @4 PDown in dry county2 y" P) T x+ V) n
They're swimming in the sand
, Z6 R0 K( q2 sPraying for some holy water* \( o) @# ]1 D# F# c0 ~7 g
To wash the sins from off our hand: P8 c' y9 T+ ?0 r( \, M% F
Here in dry county
, B/ r5 J0 Y3 j5 O- x8 v" BThe promise has run dry
/ X1 z( k# V, v3 \; xWhere nobody cries
- k4 J9 v/ F. x3 j; j, ?* yAnd no one's getting out of here alive
5 T# l2 t7 g6 G3 Y; Q) y3 C: MDry county# y( U/ {( R: j0 ]
And no one's getting out of here alive
: s# F6 o, S3 p) @( O6 BDry county |
