Track 05

Life was easy ‘til the storm unhinged

Now I sleep on the ground

With the moccasins and things

Got everything I own and then some

In a burn pile out back

Black river rose so fast

There were no time to pack

To survive and stay alive

You had to reach for higher ground

Old river rolled right through

Now there’s water all around

No one knows what’s in store

East of the I-95 corridor

Black water rising

That’s high as water gets

Black water rising

It ain’t stopping yet

Black water rising

A storm’s about to break

Black water rising

Now we’re sleeping with the snakes

Powers out my weed is gone

And man my mood is foul

The gas is gone the lines are long

And man I need a shower

The wind and rain has brought us pain

Thank god I lived to tell

Ain’t changed my clothes in three damn days

Man I feel like hell

When the black water rolls on through

There ain’t no higher ground

Standing in the shadows

You’ll hear that rushing sound

Sleeping outside under the stars

We ain’t got no service

But these snakes are friends of ours

Black water rising

That’s high as water gets

Black water rising

It ain’t stoppin’ yet no

Black water rising

A storm’s about to break

Black water rising

Now we’re sleeping with the snakes