Rocco Deluca - The Ballad Of Hollis Brown lyrics

Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town Hollis Brown, he lived on the outside of town With his wife and five children and his cabin broken down You look for work and money and you walk a ragged mile You look for work and money and you walk a ragged mile All your children are so hungry that they don't know how to smile Your baby's eyes look crazy, they're tuggin' at your sleeve Your baby's eyes look crazy, they're tuggin' at your sleeve You walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe The rats have got your flour, bad blood, it got your mare The rats have got your flour, bad blood has got your mare If there's anyone that knows, is there anyone who cares? You prayed to the Lord above, say please send you a friend You prayed to the Lord above, please send you a friend Your empty pockets tell you, you ain't got no friend Your babies are crying louder, it's pounding on your brain Your babies are crying louder, now it's a-pounding on your brain Your wife is screamin', stabbin' you like the dirty drivin' rain, rain Your gra** is turnin' black, there's no water in your well Your gra** is turnin' black, there's no water in your well You spent your last lone dollar on seven shotgun shells Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls Way out in the wilderness a cold coyote calls And your eyes fix on the shotgun that's hangin' on the wall Your brain is a-bleedin' and your legs can't seem to stand Your brain is a-bleedin' now and your legs can't seem to stand Your eyes fix on the shotgun which you're holdin' in your hand There's seven breezes blowin' all around your cabin door There's seven breezes blowin' all around your cabin door And seven shots ring out like the ocean's poundin' roar There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm Somewhere in the distance there's seven new people born, born