DmAcross the Cborder they turn
DmSome say it's the Cdevil's blood
They're Gsqueezing from the Dmvine
DmSome say it's a Csaviour
In these Amhard and desperate Bbtimes
For Dmme it helps me Cto forget
That Gwe're just born... to DmdieC Bb Am
I Dmcame here like Cso many did
To Amfind the better Bblife
To Dmfind my piece of Ceasy street
I knew Dmnothing good comes Ceasy
All Amgood things take some Gtime
I Dmmade my bed I'll Clie in it
To Gdie in it's the Dmcrime
FYou can't help but prosper
Where the Gm/Bbstreets are paved with gold
they say the Coil wells ran depper here
Now I Fpacked up on my wife and kid
And Gm/Bbleft them back at home
Now there's Cnothing in this paydirt
The Bbghosts are all I know
All Dm/Gthe jobs are gone
still we're Bbhangin' on Cdown in
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
And Bbno one's getting out of here DmalivCeB Amb
In the Dmblessed name of CJesus
I Amheard a preacher Bbsay
That Dmwe are all God's Cchildren
And tGhat he'd be back, Dmback someday
And I Dmhoped that he knew Csomething
As he Amdrank his cup of Bbwine
Didn't Dmhave too good a Cfeeling
As I Ghead out to the Dmnight
I Fcursed the sky to open
I Gm/Bbbegged the clouds for rain
I Cprayed to God for water
For this Bb/Dburning in my viens
It was Flike my soul's on fire
And I Gm/Bbhad to watch the flames
All my Cdreams went up in ashes
And my Bbfuture blew away
All Dm/Gthe jobs are gone
Still we Bbcarry on Cdown in
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
BbAnd no one's getting out of here Falive
Men Dmspend thier whole lives Cwaiting
Praying Amfor some big Bbreward
The Cpayoff leaves you Gfeeling
If DmI could choose Cthe way I'll die
Make it Amby the gun or Bbknife
'Cause the Dmother way there's Ctoo much pain
GNight after night after night
They're Cswimming in the sand
Praying Bbfor some holy water
to Gmwash the sins from Bboff our hands in
BbAnd no one's getting out of here DmaliveC Bb Am