Song For the Road

Well, the river’s too full But the land is too dry When the floodwaters came There was nowhere to hide So I sing for the land, For our fields washed away They flooded the grave Where my grandfather lay It’s a song for the road Yeah I know it gets rough Don’t ever give in Don’t ever give up I sing for the child Who was watching the sky When the twister roared in Made the whole city fly Took the roof from the church Tore the roots from the ground Yeah when the twister roared off She had leveled our town So sing a song for the road Cause I know it gets rough Don’t ever give in Don’t ever give up Come on back from the ledge Come on in from the rain Here’s some things that won’t hurt Here’s some things that won’t change Like the afternoon light When the clouds break apart Like the way that I feel ‘bout the good in your heart They can flatten a house They can flood all we see They can’t take the soul From my family and me Sing a song for the road I know it gets rough Don’t ever give in Don’t ever give up Don’t ever give in Don’t ever give up Don’t ever give in Don’t ever give up