They blew up the levee now the farm is under water

Who’s going to feed my wife son and daughter

The old days are gone now no more peace and plenty

The bankers are smiling but they won’t lend us money

The gas tank is empty the kids are all hungry

My paycheck goes so fast rent’s due on Monday

Our house isn’t worth all the money we borrowed

My boss wants to see me first thing tomorrow

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Lisa will you just stay with me

Hold my hand and help me breathe

I don’t know where we’re going to go

So I just really need to know

That you won’t leave me alone tonight

In this darkness you’re my light

If we have each other then we can

Start all over again

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The twister came so fast such little warning

Half the town of Joplin gone by Tuesday morning

Some say the rapture is right around the corner

But so many of the good souls aren’t here any longer

I look at the children and think of the future

Wondering if things will every be the way they were

When grandma and grandpa sat by the screen door

They didn’t have much but didn’t need more

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Chorus

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