Where the Water Flows

When the lightning strikes

and the winds they blow

and then the tide rises up the side

of where the waters flow.

Forgive us mother

you know we won’t forget you

under a blanket in a wheelchair

outside the Superdome.

The tides will wash

away the ones who left you

and this whole town of New Orleans will be your memorial.

When the lightning strikes

and the winds they blow

and then the tide rises up the side

of where the waters flow.

When the lightning strikes

and the winds they blow

and then the tide rises up the side

of where the waters flow.

So many years

they’ve been out to get you

because they live at the top of the hill

and you’re down below.

You say you will

rise up from the ashes

but how do you keep the fire going

where the water flows?

Come on home

Come on home

because you’ve been gone too long

Come on home

Come on home

When the lightning strikes

and the winds they blow

and then the tide rises up the side

of where the waters flow.

When the lightning strikes

and the winds they blow

and then the tide rises up the side

of where the waters flow.