Hey Jim

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