Story Behind The Song
I saw water being wasted during one of our (Texas') frequent droughts, and since "He needed killin' " is no longer a valid legal defense, I just turned off the water and wrote a song. Close call, though...
Song Description
As the water from a thrown-down garden hose spills across a dusty Texas road, the author reflects upon the dire geographical realities, and the horrors that might yet be avoided. Maybe.
| Song Length |
3:02 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Distressed, Poignant |
Subject |
Dreams, Disasters |
| Similar Artists |
Willie Nelson, John Cougar Mellencamp |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
I watched the Blood of Texas flow
From a thrown down garden hose.
And as I watched our Lifeblood cross the road
I thought of how far we would go
Before we start to choke
On the dust that?s in the road
Toward a future in which all our nightmares flow
>From a thrown down garden hose.
Texas needs water.
Texas bleeds water.
And the magic of the tap is just illusion
But we?re all afraid to look behind The Curtain
To see the man pulling levers of our temporary spell.
And the dust cloud that is rising up and coming
Is gonna taste like hell.
On the road from Dallas to Death Valley
The windshield doesn?t show a lot of change.
And we?re downstream from an entire thirsty nation
Just now waking up to find they?re in the game.
Think of wars that started over nothing more than Pride;
Then tell a Texan that his thirsty son must be denied.
And if your hand?s not on your gun, then I?ll tell ?em how you fell.
And the dust cloud that will rise up from the war
Is gonna taste like hell.
Texas needs water.
Texas bleeds water.
And I hope I never hear a Colorado TV say,
?You can save a thirsty Texan for just thirty cents a day...?
Texas needs water.
Texas bleeds water.