God Willing & The Creek Don't Rise

from Gaily We Prance About by Snd On Snd

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***ALL SALES OF THIS SONG WILL BENEFIT HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORTS IN HOUSTON.***

Here's the story behind the song: www.avclub.com/i-was-a-houston-flood-kid-1798534199

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God willing & the creek don't rise
God willing & the creek don't rise
God willing & the creed don't rise

Arbor Oaks is dying, I know
With each razed house, it fades away
Arbor Oaks is dying, it's slow
A fate set in motion 35 years ago

Can you rebuild this house?
The lot's vacant
The driveway's gone
The tree's still there
Her special palm
Most neighbors left
With FEMA checks
Defeated by floods
Their houses wrecked
There was no hope for our home

With each year, I'm more removed
A disconnected stranger
With memories of these roots
And all the floods that we lived through
'81, '89, '92
'81, '89, '92
They say the bayou will overflow
The water's already knee-deep
You gotta leave now
You gotta leave now
C'mon, get on the boat

Can you rebuild this house?
The lot's vacant
The driveway's gone
The tree's still there
Her special palm
Most neighbors left
With FEMA checks
Defeated by floods
Their houses wrecked
There was no hope for our home

God willing & the creek don't rise

In dreams I work to repair
A house that lives and dies nightly
With images that I swear
Remain to this day crystal clear

Can you rebuild this house?
My heart's vacant
The connection's gone
Are you still there, my special one?
We're all that's left
Just look and check
It's thicker than blood
I'm still a wreck
There was no hope for our home

Arbor Oaks is dying
To me, it's already dead
They will take away
They will take away
The remnants of Cypress Grove Lane

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from Gaily We Prance About, released April 2, 2008
Lyrics by Kyle

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Snd On Snd Chicago, Illinois

Snd On Snd was/is a band from Chicago featuring Lizz Pietrus (bass/vox), Kyle Ryan (guitar/vox), Jonathan Sarmiento (drums/vox), and Vel Vetri (guitar). They played from 2006-2008, but reunited in 2017 to do some stuff.

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