From the recording Our Way
We were talking about our niece and nephew who were stuck, with their two little kids, in a flood for 3 weeks. We wondered what we would do in those circumstances and it happened to rhyme…
Lyrics
TIL THE WATER GOES DOWN BILL & JJ
V1
IT’S BEEN RAINING SINCE THURSDAY AT NOON
WE’LL ALL BE SWIMMING IF IT DOESN’T STOP SOON
THE BRIDGE IS OUT SO WE CAN’T GET TO TOWN
I GUESS WE’RE STUCK HERE TIL THE WATER GOES DOWN
V2
RIVER’S BEEN RISING, IT TOOK THE BRIDGE
I GUESS WE’RE LUCKY THAT WE LIVE ON A RIDGE
IT HASN’T BEEN THIS HIGH SINCE I WAS A KID
WE TALKED ABOUT MOVING, THEN WE NEVER DID
BRIDGE:
RAIN IS FALLING LIGHTNING’S FLASHING
WATER’S RISING THUNDER’S CRASHING
WE’RE STACKING SANDBAGS DAY OUT AND DAY IN
WE WERE LAUGHING, NOW WE’RE PRAYING
V3
WE WOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING WHEN THE CLOUDS ROLLED IN
BUT THE CURTAINS WERE DRAWN, MAN WE JUST CAN’T WIN
WELL WE’RE HIGH ON COFFEE ‘CAUSE WE’RE LOW ON BEER
WE’LL HAVE TO LIVE ON FOOD AND WATER TIL THE ROAD GETS CLEAR
BRIDGE
V3
WELL WE’VE PLAYED ALL THE GAMES, WE’VE SMOKED ALL THE WEED
WE FOUND ALL THE WAYS THAT A HUMAN CAN BREED
WE’VE HAD A LOT LAUGHS AND WE’VE HAD A LOT OF FUN
I JUST HOPE IT STOPS RAINING BEFORE THE BABY COMES
TAG: LORD LET IT STOP RAINING BEFORE THE BABY COMES