Standin on a corner
Of the town where I came from
Nothin looked familiar
Everything I knew was gone
Just a shadow
Where a halo once was
Ooh I never saw it comin
I though I'd be alright
I went home for a visit
But I got too down and cried
Just an echo
Of my down home that died
Yeah
And it's a long black evil in my sight
Such an aching lonely pain inside
And the world is filled with sulfer
And the women sing and cry
And the future lays in ashes
With the present by it's side
And the past is too forgivin
When you're fighting to survive
The town we used to live in
Has been washed away out with the tide
Yeah it washed away out with the tide
I'm not one for prayin
If I did I'd do it now
It does no good complainin
When the Lord has struck you down
If it's God's will
To rebuild then okay
Standin on the corner
Of a town that went away
Let this be a warnin
That everything can change
And only your brothers
And your sisters
Can you save
Yeah
It's a long black evil in the sky
Such an aching lonely pain inside
And the world is filled with sulfer
And the women sing and cry
And the future lays in ashes
With the present by it's side
The past is too forgivin
When you're fighting to survive
The town we used to live in
Has been washed away out with the tide
Yeah it's been washed away out with the tide
Ooh and the world is filled with sulfer
And the women sing and cry
The future lays in ashes
With the present by it's side
The past is too forgivin
When you're fighting to survive
The town we used to live in
Has been washed away out with the tide
Yeah it's been washed away out with the tide
Swing low sweet chariot
Comin forth to carry me home
Swing low sweet chariot
Come forth and carry me home