[Verse 1]
He was choking back the tears
As he tried to tell his wife
That the job he'd had for years
He'd worked hard all his life
That everything went south
And he couldn't meet the bills
And he had to sell the house
That his daddy built

[Refrain 1]
And he'd ask how such a thing could be happening
But he was sure there was nobody listening

[Verse 2]
In the Gulf of Mexico
Near the town of New Orleans
Where all the tourists go
In this land of hopes and dreams
Then there came a killer storm
A devastating flood
And the people, they were warned
That it would turn their streets to mud

[Refrain 2]
Sure enough, that storm took everything
And it was like there was nobody listening