Cross the border they turn water into wine
3 {. B5 R7 S% Q/ X( T' pSome say it's the devil's blood0 B t. I$ A/ Q% B- U
They squeezing from the vine
7 R. n# o6 u6 @7 y2 ]3 F4 @' q3 sSome say it's a savior6 d8 U9 Q, j( @, s# g& f0 x& V( I
In these hard and deseprated times" s; q7 K' Q, S" l# U
It seems to help me to forget
! L: I3 Y" C( j, h2 dAnd we're just born to die
3 p8 b# ?. I) A5 ]5 D0 ^I came here like so many did
+ K7 i+ H, M5 { s }5 \: K2 w n; ?) NTo find a better life
+ S0 ~) K* V$ c2 d, C( m4 S' UTo find my piece of easy street
$ L5 n: \5 s7 x+ A6 p2 s1 _To finally be alive
) T0 T+ R8 I( v. f9 }2 a4 G+ ^1 G) TI know nothing good comes easy1 R+ E. ]7 T l P
All good things take some time
% v* ~# z( `; w& \* @I made my bed and I'll lie in it
5 W/ d- ^4 {' @7 oTo die in its crime3 y# G: Q* G0 L) c, M# X! W/ X4 {
You can't help but prosper1 g% L ~) ?- Z' u @; Z. j- \
Where the streets are paved with gold
6 a' N& S4 G) ]! |2 C, dThey say the oil wells ran deeper here N+ l+ ?+ s2 a8 `. Z! g) a* P: G
Than anybody's known
8 c3 x e6 z+ {7 n5 T" _Now I packed up on my wife and kids and left them back at home
! o: l; P6 i1 s1 MSee there's nothing in this paydirt/ s3 w% o# s: l/ g# t' @: n7 c
The ghosts are all I know# Q3 |+ v! v- q5 Q, M
Now the oil's gone
4 b& i9 u8 y+ z }% x! ?) y( xAnd the money's gone' Z( R* j, Z3 ?2 i6 T8 c8 K6 r
All the jobs are gone7 [; B2 } K# a! `: `" ^% L, G" Z
Still we're hanging on
+ g; \ a5 f, j YDown in. N. f% Q7 _9 Z- O u- `
Dry county
_: J0 _$ g% _2 z+ dThey were swimming in the sand
! l) M8 y1 ?! mPraying for some holy waters
+ t. i J- }" `. ?+ u2 E* q* a( ~To wash these sins from off our hands
) B( y/ q# d% t: v3 kHere in dry county& P4 c: |+ r7 F- B2 M, l' R3 f8 v
The promise has run dry* |# J8 U6 L! N) O2 y$ N ]- C
Where nobody cries
6 x; H0 n$ O- \* T/ E0 Q% {2 N+ xAnd no one's getting out of here alive% X6 v# y3 z9 [: H; P9 u
In the blessed name of Jesus, G! o1 Y9 J- E2 k' h; j0 S2 ^. |
I heard the preacher say+ l5 |- `8 j7 h
That we are all god's children
5 M% {) i! F p! J7 pAnd he'll back someday
3 I, K8 G6 u" `6 N. B2 T& iI hope that he knew something as he drinks that cup of wine
9 I. \$ Z- \$ L5 T& HThat I don't have to have too good of feelings
q) g6 A' v, ?) W8 HAs I head out to the night; [9 `( u) S [; `) s! r5 i
I cursed the sky to open
" f o, R+ w8 K: H5 U wI begged the clouds for rain( |2 H0 `( ^$ x! N! B. Z; c
I prayed to god for water
z9 C+ h# t6 o& YFor it's burning in my vain4 Q7 u, r" I' o+ g& T0 |
It was like my soul's on fire
2 \( S( j/ h8 O# @' f+ u: v' e* q2 u3 _Now I have to watch the flames& X/ c! q* T3 J3 c I& \ \
All my dreams went up in ashes' b; |) ?0 U4 e4 s+ ]+ N
And my future blew away$ Y. p$ d9 R" o! B
Now the oil's gone
! ?, R4 U% h2 M5 {% LAnd the money's gone
$ G; M4 g# [0 B" T9 H2 }All the jobs are gone
5 W4 e' h& A! t# m2 RStill we're hanging on, @% S) |2 Q1 ^# _4 ?! Q5 I4 a
Down in
6 G6 R6 U! t9 H. N; U$ _) D RDry county
2 y* C' c6 d# h/ R+ M1 ?; N+ {They were swimming in the sand5 H( v% v) L9 L
Praying for some holy waters
5 E( F' K7 I/ RTo wash these sins from off our hands% a- ?" n4 N; F* N
Here in dry county
% P' R1 R9 O, S" PThe promise has run dry
4 q S( N; l l) o& \Where nobody cries3 G) u3 x6 C+ N6 c
And no one's getting out of here alive
! H0 C b8 B2 E$ M0 p% k' o/ L: PMen spent their whole life waiting praying for some big reward
/ Q( x* O R3 y3 V8 jIt seem sometimes they pay off leaves
! f6 I! v* Z, Q vYou feeling like a dirty hole
" d( [' l ?, ^# I* o5 ZIf I could choose the way I'll die! x; H+ e# X4 \1 [4 I5 E: D& U
Make it by the gun or knife
K h: u. v- O! [/ r) Y'Cause the other ways there's too much pain
( p9 C" q$ Q6 eNight after night after night after night....
9 S2 C1 w- a- H% `0 n8 M; `' QDown in dry county" }' H' k3 Q' d/ u% J! u
They're swimming in the sand: |1 g4 [/ n# n3 ]
Praying for some holy water
- s' A% `/ w& |" p: u* o% ATo wash the sins from off our hand" g. ?+ F' L. P, R
Here in dry county+ f) l* I7 g% Y" u. p
The promise has run dry9 J2 p& X q5 G# j) B( R
Where nobody cries+ ]7 r8 [% M) c ?
And no one's getting out of here alive
) p& I! v( c- {Dry county
) [* e P; |, B3 S4 Y2 lAnd no one's getting out of here alive: U5 }+ Y. E: w" \6 o
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