Hans Theessink - Ballad of Hollis Brown lyrics

Hollis Brown he lived on the outside of town 2X With his wife and five children and his cabin fallin' down You looked for work and money and you walked a rugged mile 2X Your children are so hungry that they don't know how to smile Your baby's eyes look crazy, they're a-tugging at your sleeve 2X You walk the floor and wonder why with every breath you breathe The rats have got your flour, bad blood it got your mare 2X Is there anyone that knows, is there anyone that cares? You prayed to the Lord above, oh please send you a friend 2X Your empty pockets tell you that you ain't a-got no friend Your babies are crying louder now, it's a-pounding on your brain 2X Your wife's screams are stabbin' you like the dirty drivin' rain Your gra** is turning black, there's no water in your well 2X You spent your last lone dollar on seven shotgun shells Way out in the wilderness, a cold coyote calls 2X Your eyes fix on the shotgun that's hangin' on the wall Your brain is a-bleeding and your legs can't seem to stand 2X Your eyes fix on the shotgun that you're holding in your hand There's seven breezes blowin' all around the cabin door 2X Seven shots ring out like the ocean's pounding roar There's seven people dead on a South Dakota farm 2X Somewhere in the distance there's seven new people born