Name: Hell Or High Water
Duration: P00H04M30S
Description: An homage to what everyone in Houston went through during Hurricane Harvey. This one came from a friend's night being rescued after the flood gates opened on the Barker Reservoir.

Hell Or High Water

from Fresh Cuts (PIG) by Amelia Earhart Returns

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An homage to what everyone in Houston went through during Hurricane Harvey. This one came from a friend's night being rescued after the flood gates opened on the Barker Reservoir.

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VERSE
It was 2AM when I got the call,
She said, “I got a boat comin’ for ya’ll,
The water’s spillin’ over the reservoir.
Hung up. Got dressed,
By the time we left, water up to my chest.
Had my guns on my back and a boy in each arm.

CHORUS
They say “come hell or high water,” -
Both came tonight.
Gotta have faith as we wade through the dark
Hell and high water gonna’ leave their mark.

VERSE
I know the cold dark grace is rushing in,
Runnin through the house where our lives had been
Under the picture of you and me at seventeen.
Up high, hanging on the wall,
Lookin’ down, watchin’ it all
A wedding gown and teddy bear rising still and calm.

CHORUS
They say “come hell or high water,” -
Both came tonight.
Gotta have faith as we wade through the dark
Hell and high water gonna’ leave their mark.

BRIDGE
As I ride out, the truth is clear to me:
When sunrise comes, the waters will recede.
The things I had are gone without a sound.
In this boat’s what I need – headin’ for higher ground.

CHORUS
They say “come hell or high water,” -
Both came tonight.
Gotta have faith as we wade through the dark
Hell and high water gonna’ leave their mark.

TAG
Gotta have faith as we wade through the dark
Hell and high water gonna’ leave their mark.

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from Fresh Cuts (PIG), released February 2, 2019
Songwriters: Linda A. Schaible & Kristen Hart

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