Song about a man in fear for his home of the rising waters from excessive rain falling.
Independent Artist
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Lyrics
Verse 1
Rain’s been fallin’ three days straight,
Tin roof drummin’ like a warning fate,
Creek out back lost its bank and name,
Ain’t never seen it rise this way.
Verse 2
Sandbags stacked by the porch light glow,
Mud on my hands, fear in my bones,
Radio says “flood watch tonight,
But the river don’t care what the weatherman writes.
[Solo]
Verse 3
Granddaddy’s house stood fifty years,
Through drought and dust and hard-luck years,
But now that line on the cellar wall
Is climbin’ higher than my nerve can stall.
Chorus
There’s high water at my door,
Lord, I can’t hold it back no more,
I built my life on this patch of ground,
Now the river’s tryin’ to take it down.
I hear the thunder, I feel the roar,
High water at my door.
Bridge
I prayed out loud in the candlelight,
Asked for mercy, asked for time,
If I lose the boards and the nails and stone,
Please don’t take the love I call my home.
Outro
If the sun comes up and the water breaks,
I’ll start again with what remains,
But tonight I stand and I watch and pray,
As the river tests my faith.
