Standing on the Fault Line

Is it when the reservoir dries out And the birds stop flying south Are we gonna know it's time to flee? If we wait for a rainy day When the opening sky just seems to say, "Stay" We'll never leave Standing on the fault line Waiting for the ground to crack Just put one foot in front of the other Don't look back Half our friends are movin' out of town They wanna own their own piece of ground Follow the riverbed for miles You only need a map when you're a stranger in the land But I know this place like the back of my hand Been here since I was a child Now we're standing on the fault line Waiting for the ground to crack Just put one foot in front of the other Don't look back Wise old tree sends her roots down deep Drinking up water for her soul to keep on standing The crust of the earth untouched by light For centuries, the highway signs were fading Doubling down in the dusty soil Where the colonies of life unspoiled go on living Cottonwood pile's been petrified Everything buried in the landslide remaining Oh, what a sweet discovery And a wise old woman you might be tomorrow Standing on the fault line Waiting for the ground to crack Just put one foot in front of the other Don't look back Standing on the fault line Waiting for the ground to crack Just put one foot in front of the other Don't look back