They we say we've got to leave but there's no way to go
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This ain't the first time we've weathered out a storm
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And I ain't got nothing but at least I know it's mine
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And I'll be god damned if I'm leaving here before the day I die
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[Chorus]
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So let the rain sting my neck
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Let the mighty Mississippi take this god-forsaken town
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Let the storm and all the fury come and carry me away
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Take me to that place somewhere on higher ground
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The voices on the radio were cracking off and on
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The court is underwater and the levees all but gone
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There's children in the treetops and soldiers in the sky
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It's too late now to run I'd never make it out alive
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[Chorus]
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Everyone sit tight help is on the way
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I don't think Jr. is going to last another day
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We got a sawed off and a red hot .44
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So all you looters best come heavy when you're knocking on my door
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[Chorus]
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[Bridge]
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We all know this crescent city just won't be the same again
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And I'll still be standin' when the saints go marching in
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X's on the windows say there's no one left inside
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If you count the painted numbers you'll know just how many died
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And I'm one in half a million so at least I'm not alone
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The hurricane is over but the storm keeps raging on
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[Chorus]
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So let the rain sting my neck
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Let the mighty Mississippi take this god-forsaken town
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Let the storm and all the fury come and carry me away
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Take me to that place somewhere on higher ground
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Take me to that place somewhere on higher ground
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