Water comes up...then recedes   after taking what it needs   swollen brown and roaring by   making all the children cry   singing it's song of freedom   singing it's song of freedom      While war goes on in distant lands   at home we try to understand   a God with better things to do   having some fun with our lives too   singing a song of freedom   singing a song of freedom      oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water      the bridge is gone   swept away   to points unknown is what they say   body tangled in wire of trees   like strange fruit in the evening breeze      Small town values small town con   small town roads just up and gone   politicians hover in the sky   small town numbers need not apply   but keep singing your song of freedom   keep singing your song of freedom      oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water   oh oh you better mind the water      Levees held...   flood walls too   backs are slapping..."I told you"   so a few are buried in soggy ground   while outside nobody makes a sound      What does it take...what does it mean   when destruction it just can't be seen   from an SUV or an easy chair   far away from the camera's glare   singing it's song of freedom   singing it's song of freedom