Tom Flannery - When the Rains Came lyrics

The river it knew my name And not many men could say the same But it'd lose it's soul when the rains came Lose it's soul when the rains came River's edge ain't no place to be Unless you was born a man like me Work just crumbles beneath my feet Work just crumbles beneath my feet Valley was warned as far as I could tell With announcements the good Lord makes so well Nothing to buy but a lot to sell Nothing to buy but a lot to sell Seems the river had it way many years before With water breaking down granddaddy's front porch door He stuck his regiment's flag in the muddy shore Said you ain't taking another inch anymore He said the river takes notice if you make a stand As it wears down a young farmer's land It remembers faces as it rolls by It remembers faces as it rolls by Daddy brought me to the roof in 72 With the rain soaking us both thru He said 'son I think it's gonna spare us this time' I think he'd been nippin' at granddaddy's wine Break: I guess five wars will turn a family hard Mamma said 'pay no attention to that boat in the yard' The river it knew my name And not many men could say the same But it'd lose it's soul when the rains came Lose it's soul when the rains came