Steve Earle
The Rain Came Down
[Verse 1]
The old man loaded up everything that he owned
On a wagon and headed out West
The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown
Because she figured he knew what was best
And they settled down hard on a government grant
With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant
[Chorus]
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
And the rain came down
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough
[Verse 2]
Fall turned to winter, another year gone
Over and over again
Some took their lives from the land and moved on
Some stayed on to plow it back in
And the Good Lord, He giveth and He taketh away
And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay
[Chorus]
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
And the rain came down
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough
[Verse 3]
And my granddaddy died in the room he was born in
Twenty-three summers ago
But I could've sworn he was beside me this morning
When the sheriff showed up at my door
So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man
Because you can have the machines, but you ain't taking my land
[Chorus]
And the rain came down
Like an angel come down from above
And the rain came down
It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough