Cross the border they turn water into wine. y: B4 w& z0 F* h6 P
Some say it's the devil's blood+ D) i T9 ]. k6 L0 [
They squeezing from the vine
6 T |- e) [+ h l3 ?/ YSome say it's a savior8 c! Y# Q( E4 b" u7 e
In these hard and deseprated times2 L! e; ~$ ?$ ?" l) [, D
It seems to help me to forget
7 n# D! h! D. fAnd we're just born to die ]+ a5 m3 h3 a3 m
I came here like so many did
# z. _8 o2 j, LTo find a better life
, `5 \+ o$ C; \& S# @# uTo find my piece of easy street
* Z: d+ ? f( {* V8 HTo finally be alive: x2 t% J- F6 @7 \$ [% u) u6 ]
I know nothing good comes easy
5 O, B) A, t/ X7 @All good things take some time* n+ p3 `# G, Y" O; O- t
I made my bed and I'll lie in it: Y3 ^4 q5 |. }/ E
To die in its crime' X) N6 a6 d: I
You can't help but prosper5 ]% t- B( \! c( ~2 b- ~
Where the streets are paved with gold
5 Z* x% K: x, lThey say the oil wells ran deeper here
. C& `: K# g# c P# [% `Than anybody's known1 J0 P* [) P0 o3 n9 g- U" V
Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home+ `& ~0 h$ J% L" c8 M
See there's nothing in this paydirt+ {, `; [. ^1 i5 s/ i
The ghosts are all I know
C. h% h! W4 f/ G) ZNow the oil's gone6 U; M5 S, P; B3 z- z6 k( v
And the money's gone
- e \' c/ M3 r8 jAll the jobs are gone7 z* g! w* n9 g/ d. a
Still we're hanging on# P2 g: a/ Q3 a, \8 }( {6 J
Down in$ B( v$ e1 u3 l
Dry county! i5 C' o6 L& n( s6 `
They were swimming in the sand# h, d2 l' U4 C) @* \
Praying for some holy waters
% Z F8 p5 m" k6 h: ?8 C2 c0 A6 {To wash these sins from off our hands
; L$ E; _2 W/ `* rHere in dry county' r8 f5 _4 X, `; k" p- ~! ?
The promise has run dry
$ r' {; D6 D/ d- D: j/ DWhere nobody cries
* ?6 ?# `% K% f* l) _8 E# ~. {, BAnd no one's getting out of here alive
7 M A* T8 d+ E8 m0 M/ X5 n, aIn the blessed name of Jesus
5 l) @% a4 {; f0 Y( I+ M* _% D# wI heard the preacher say
$ B6 m- @) ?& H; p5 K% G- _That we are all god's children& n4 |) N2 M, Q5 W$ ~3 L) K
And he'll back someday
$ F/ w2 t. }( c) ^( |% LI hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine/ |8 Q2 e* v$ C$ Q
That I don't have to have too good of feelings9 a0 I/ a0 G8 ?6 W( j( z* [8 F1 n
As I head out to the night! w& `& f8 c( V4 ?. E" p
I cursed the sky to open
) u |9 P; m- {I begged the clouds for rain' K8 k1 p8 D2 Q3 m# g
I prayed to god for water. v# P- S2 H/ B" H% ]# n
For it's burning in my vain
7 O0 [& N1 k, ]It was like my soul's on fire
# W+ p* D) I, m" u! _* fNow I have to watch the flames/ H- _6 `9 k( m) O0 t. Y
All my dreams went up in ashes7 V" \2 a% G) M) g5 U
And my future blew away
& B+ c! p5 z" ^. ]6 \6 w$ {) Z" ONow the oil's gone6 H7 @. i2 ~: v- @6 d. X
And the money's gone
: k0 {! @' Y. G' p' C K% E, ?& CAll the jobs are gone
( S0 e) i' v+ D" N( UStill we're hanging on
3 g' |% T$ e( r( J# hDown in
5 A- z7 t) b! n A$ cDry county
" E9 J' K! {3 c! _! FThey were swimming in the sand
* ]6 W+ P5 P5 k% \! v# sPraying for some holy waters
2 d$ E- d" C7 J7 s1 CTo wash these sins from off our hands# i- r. R- U2 z3 Q& p2 f
Here in dry county7 {6 ?* x4 n! V' o7 n/ J7 t
The promise has run dry
2 D+ |; I9 W8 q& S; n& f7 |. j% WWhere nobody cries
1 ~# a( `! T2 {And no one's getting out of here alive
3 a/ c3 Z: T3 j) L7 i5 y& A& uMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
- ]0 Q0 x* b) m" JIt seem sometimes they pay off leaves) K8 ^! c( `6 P, B/ D
You feeling like a dirty hole& n7 l8 A. u( V- f$ }
If I could choose the way I'll die
7 Q" ~' @$ K" @" l3 gMake it by the gun or knife
: J4 r# V& @% _- R& T+ q6 N'Cause the other ways there's too much pain9 Y; j* w, u3 k% q( H( B
Night after night after night after night....
1 k, I/ D5 q# z: v FDown in dry county( x# H" a7 ~5 m: M4 m2 \- \ }3 k
They're swimming in the sand5 S" f. D$ k& \( A; `, m* S
Praying for some holy water s+ ]+ e$ u* h% U) s2 [
To wash the sins from off our hand
3 E/ I. b0 ~+ Q, M, p+ fHere in dry county
" G' `9 e3 S7 A* J% I& ^$ mThe promise has run dry
, r' w9 _. |7 J/ E: ^' K+ w6 z1 HWhere nobody cries! ?2 U9 ^3 Q. Q" o- a* V9 r: {0 _
And no one's getting out of here alive
3 j: l( ~+ Y" E3 v9 V5 ]" cDry county* r( N9 Y% i% U7 V! h# f/ }3 I
And no one's getting out of here alive
) y( ~& e/ L, l+ oDry county |