The Rain Came Down Lyrics - Steve Earle

The old man loaded up everything that he owned 

On a wagon and headed out west 

The old woman fearlessly faced the unknown 

Cause she figured he knew what was best 

And they settled down hard on a government grant 

With six mouths to feed and forty acres to plant 

And the rain came down 

Like an angel come down from above 

And the rain came down 

It'll wash you away and there ain't never enough 

Fall turned to winter another year gone 

Over and over again 

Some took their lives from their land and moved on 

And some stayed on to plow it back in 

And the good Lord he giveth and he taketh away 

And the restless shall go and the faithful shall stay 

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Now my grandaddy died in the room he was born in 

Twenty-three summers ago 

But I could have sworn he was beside me this morning 

When the sheriff showed up at my door 

So don't you come around here with your auctioneer man 

Cause you can have the machines but you ain't taking my land 

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