I GOT 2 LITTLE KIDS IN A BROKE DOWN CAR   ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN VIEW OF THE TEXACO STAR   I SPENT ALL MY MONEY ON WATER AND FOOD   GOT WILLIE ON THE RADIO SINGING THOSE COUNTRY BLUES   WELL I HAD A GOOD JOB BACK IN NEW ORLEANS   ONCE I WAS A CITIZEN NOW I’M A REFUGEE   CAN’T GO BACK I CAN’T MOVE AHEAD   TRIED TO MAKE A CALL BUT I CAN’T ‘CAUSE MY GOD DAMNED CELL PHONE’S DEAD   I’M JUST 5 MINUTES FROM AMERICA   I SEE IT VERY CLEAR   I’M JUST 5 MINUTES FROM AMERICA   BUT YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE   TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THE JONES’ WHEREVER THEY ARE   HAD SOME REAL NICE NEIGHBORS HAD ME A BIG BACK YARD   NOW I’M WATCHING THE WORLD PASS ME BY LIKE I’M AN IMMIGRANT ON THE MOVE   SAW THE ROOF OF MY HOUSE ON THE TV SITTING IN MY MOTEL ROOM   BACK DOWN THE ROAD A POLICEMAN SMILED THEN HE OFFERED HIS HAND   HE SAID WELCOME STRANGER BUT YOU REALLY CAN’T STAY HERE MAN   ON UP AHEAD THERE’S SOME OPPORTUNITIES YOU CAN FIND’EM EVERYWHERE   MAYBE GO TO HOUSTON THERE’S A LOT OF YOU THERE   WILLIE SANG BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN   DOWN IN LUCHENBACH TEXAS THEY AINT FEELING NO PAIN   BUT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD THE WAVES STILL POUND   WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE THE MUSIC STOPPED   AND THE WORLD WAS WATCHING AS HELL CAME DOWN   I WISH I WAS BACK HOME