Jaws started dropping as the crops bowed down to the ground
And then the leaves turned to brown
Dust a-blowing into town as the people rode out
Cause they were hungry as Hell
We just buckled up our belts and our purses and had to start biting our nails
And then all of a sudden came a sound like the end of the world
And then we heard that it was
Dirt turned to pavement as them hands turned over the dirt
And then the calluses faded away as all them children, they started to work
And we could hear what they'd say
But it was static from the TVs a-having its way with our God-fearing kids
And then all of a sudden came a sound like the end of the world
And then we heard that it was
Milk from the kitchen, it just keeps on a-slippin' down into my lemonade glass
And that first truck we ever did buy keeps a-getting stuck in those vehicle jams
And the still smug horizons, blowing smoke like it's biding its' time while we are making his bed
And then all of a sudden came a sound like the end of the world
And then we heard that it is
Hey Jim
What you doing with him?
I said "I'm giving all my money to the police chief" and I say
Hey Jim
What you doing with him?
I said "I'm giving all my money to the police chief" and I say
Hey Jim
What you doing with him?
I said "I'm giving all my money to the police chief" and I say
Hey Jim
What you doing with him?
I said "I'm giving all my money to the police chief" and I say