[VERSE 1]
When the levee broke at the county fair
I was threading my fingers through your hair
Feeling all the things that a boy should feel
When you reach the peak of the Ferris wheel

[VERSE 2]
When the levee broke at the county fair
You heard a shriek so loud it was hard to bear
I put my lips to your ear and whispered "I know, I know"
And held you as the big brown water rose

[Chorus]
And all the little bowls of gold fish
Were now free to swim just where they wish
And now the lucky ones on the tunnel of love
Were now floating out above the shuttle buses
But it never did rain
It was just a big brown wave

[VERSE 3]
When the levee broke at the county fair
All the funnel cake girls just froze in fear
And the Tilt-A-Whirl tilted like it shouldn't tilt
As the haunted house trailer got haunted for real
[VERSE 4]
When the levee broke at the county fair
There were bodies, popcorn and soggy sawdust bears
I threw a quivering kiss to your cute [?]
And we slipped into the night like lovers do

[Chorus]
And all the little bowls of gold fish
Were now free to swim just where they wish
And all the sorry souls at the tractor pull
Were all clawing water trying to stay afloat
But it never did rain
It was just a big brown wave

But it never did rain
It was just a big brown wave

I see that light, babe
I see that light, babe
I see that...