Ain't no sense in this good for nothing levee Ground piled up so high but it still won't work River's big and fast, wide and heavy It don't do nothing but laugh at a little dirt It goes in; it goes out; it goes in; it goes out Chewing away at a little spit of land It won't stop; it won't end - come on rain get outta that wind Ain't no place on earth don't suffer like this Mama went to church to pray for the levee Good for nothing mound won't ever hold Family's up on the roof waving like crazy It ain't come up this high since may before It goes in; it goes out; it goes in; it goes out Chewing away at a little spit of land It won't stop; it won't end - come on rain get outta that wind Ain't no place on earth don't suffer like this SOLO It goes in; it goes out; it goes in; it goes out Chewing away at a little spit of land It won't stop; it won't end - come on rain get outta that wind Ain't no place on earth don't suffer like this You can't win with this good for nothing levee Seems like years I fought that devil stream Lost my wife, my dog, my mind, my chevy Lord why you always gotta lean on me?