Hell in High Water

Here's where the homestead stood beneath those eastern pines

And a piece of that old porch swing, I built her in '95

The devil dressed in dark clouds, he brought the wind, he brought the rain

I never dreamed I'd live to see an Appalachian hurricane

The suits ain't got nothin' but a pittance for your pain

They've got more important things to do

So just go on back to sleep or look the other way

They're working on a new headline or two

The ancient hills are crying

For mother mountain's broken heart

Hell came in high water

And just ripped them hills apart

Long forgotten, now forsaken

But the good Lord's love will abide

Hell came in high water

Like a thief in the night

Son, if you ain't angry, well, you're paying no mind

But this ain't the first time we've been left so far behind

The sorrow and anguish will cut you right down to the bone

But from the hollers to the hills, we take care of our own

The ancient hills are crying

For mother mountain's broken heart

Hell came in high water

And just ripped them hills apart

Long forgotten, now forsaken

But the good Lord's love will abide

Hell came in high water

Heaven help us tonight

Heaven help us tonight