The Cactus Blossoms - Change Your Ways or Die lyrics

[Verse 1] When the river rises over her banks Better make your home in a higher place For if you stay down by the sand You'll be washed away to another land And when the mountains swim in the sea Look around, you won't find me In the end, what's done is done If you hear it coming, you won't have to run [Chorus] You've got to change your ways or die If you listen now, I'll tell you why [Verse 2] The buffalo was here to stay 'Till a fool with a gun came and took him away If you go too far, you can come back When the river changes, so does the map [Chorus] You've got to change your ways or die If you listen now, I'll tell you why [Verse 3] A lover's life is like a dream Sycamore trees, peaches and cream And if I could show you what I see You'd take a chance, run away with me A sip of whiskey gets your toes wet If you dive too deep, you'll get caught in a net Love and fire, burn to the core I thought as I walked by the corner store [Chorus] You've got to change your ways or die If you listen now, I'll tell you why You've got to change your ways or die If you listen now, I'll tell you why