It matters to the family If not to God or the new lake They go there to pray on Sunday Even if they're not really there anymore
We look at auburn streaked skies And see his welcome beauty But the door to heaven Is not to the attic but instead the cellar
We wonder how everything will turn out The current changes speed and direction Gospel songs float on top And the rising waters take us home
The howlers and the wailers are natures friend Grace comes from its unmerciful ways Their roots are bent sideways and twisted But the way of the land is all that faith knows