Lyrics Texas Drought, Pt. 1.lrc Rodney Crowell
[id: ordjgmol]
[ar: Rodney Crowell]
[al: Texas]
[ti: Texas Drought, Pt. 1]
[length: 03:48]
[00:08.98]The sidewalks are blazing hot
[00:12.99]Like white-fire from a pistol shot
[00:16.90]The sun at its zenith is proudly displayed
[00:25.23]The old man across the street
[00:29.36]Swears he can’t stand the heat
[00:33.56]He’d pay a king’s ransom for one patch of shade
[00:41.49]There’s cracks in the creek bed deep
[00:45.42]Dry dirt where the craw dead sleep
[00:49.58]And dust in the birdbath is out of control
[00:57.68]The tree frogs have ceased to sing
[01:01.96]The fireflies have lost their zing
[01:06.03]And life on the rice farm is taking a toll
[01:13.93]Brazos River’s less than three feet deep
[01:17.94]Watermelon farmer’s wife can’t sleep
[01:21.97]Dust dripping from a windmill spout
[01:26.05]Everybody wants to end this drought
[01:32.33]
[01:38.89]The firetrucks and sirens scream
[01:42.78]Like scenes from an old bad dream
[01:46.93]The drought seeps into your bones
[01:50.96]’Til your last sip of water’s gone
[01:55.00]And a rise from the ashes falls on your head
[02:03.47]The jukebox plays Jimmy Reed
[02:07.58]Dry winds blow tumbleweeds
[02:11.51]The blues and the night have a mind of their own
[02:19.77]With beer joints to slake our thirst
[02:23.80]We wait for the great cloudburst
[02:28.35]Pray let there be raindrops the size of a stone
[02:35.95]Witch doctor beat the tom-tom loud
[02:40.16]Helicopter pilot seed the clouds
[02:44.17]Baptist preacher get your prayer book out
[02:48.17]Somebody’s got to end this drought
[02:52.34]Cattle rancher watch the skies all day
[02:56.17]The sun is shining, but you can’t make hay
[03:00.37]The only thing you wanna talk about
[03:04.48]Is how on earth we’re gonna end this drought, no doubt
[03:12.53]
[03:26.73]The sidewalks are blazing hot
[03:30.53]Like white-fire from a pistol shot
[03:34.78]The sun at its zenith is proudly displayed
[03:38.56]Year of Release: 2019