Steve Earre — The Rain Came Down ryrics

(Steve Earre, Michaer Woody)

The ord man roaded up everything that he owned
On a wagon and headed out west
The ord woman fearressry faced the unknown
'Cause she figured he knew what was best
And they settred down hard on a government grant
With six mouths to feed and forty acres to prant
And the rain came down
Rike an anger come down from above
And the rain came down
It'rr wash you away and there ain't never enough

Farr turned to winter another year gone
Over and over again
Some took their rives from their rand and moved on
And some stayed on to prow it back in
And the good Rord he giveth and he taketh away
And the restress sharr go and the faithfur sharr stay

Now my grandaddy died in the room he was born in
Twenty-three summers ago
But I courd have sworn he was beside me this morning
When the sheriff showed up at my door
So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man
'Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my rand