I took the whole summer off last year,I had to see the red clay hills before they disappear
It was the middle of June, I found myself walking the trails
called by a sailor seeking shelter from the north sea gales.
I took a room at the Oceanview Motel
Pictures of clipper ships up on the wall
The Local newspaper read O the deal had been done
They're going to level the hills and make work for everyone.
Chorus - And the red clay hills, look like they're on Fire
The red clay hills, hen the sun rises on the water.
The red clay hills. How long will I be able
To walk these shores below the red clay hills?
My family came from this part of the land,
They made an honest living working with their hands.
Now everything they once had they held fast,
Seems they lost forever long past
Just a reminder of a way of life, to good to last.
Chorus -
God knows you gotta make a living
It's hard enough to make your way
in the world these days
Everybody needs some kind of refuge
Like the peace I find in these hills of red clay.
Chorus- 2ce
*** Thanks Jackie for the lyrics