If we can’t stop the water from rising Then we’re going to get carried away Nobody is realizing, but I’ve been watching the banks all day Go tell the town of the danger Go ahead and sound the alarm Everybody’s out laughing in the rain Nobody thinks they’ll be harmed//
In the twenty-year flood We’ve got to reach high ground Mamma grew a wing to look for the king But he already drowned In the twenty-year flood All the boats have burned Now the wolves and sheep gonna get no sleep Till the tides have turned//
There’s a wicked wind coming up the valley Old folks never seen it this bad Congregation sings, Hallejulah Don’t fear we should all be glad Governor says it’s never going to happen We’ll never have to leave this place Black clouds and the river is swollen Black clouds and the river is swollen He’s got his bags packed just in case of the
Twenty-year flood We’ve got to reach high ground Mamma grew a wing to look for the king But he already drowned In the twenty-year flood All the boats have burned Now the wolves and sheep gonna get no sleep Till the tides have turned//
Jody, we have to go Everybody has lost their mind I know your brother’s on the other side But we have to climb these hills And see what we can find//
When the dam could hold no longer It crumbled like Jericho In a lightning flash it was over There was nowhere left to go Some say that the town was dancing Celebrating one more day Sleepwalking into the future When the water washed all away
In the twenty-year flood We’ve got to reach high ground Mamma grew a wing to look for the king But he already drowned In the twenty-year flood All the boats have burned Now the wolves and sheep gonna get no sleep Till the tides have turned//Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.