Tom Maynard

Whispers In the Wind

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Hurricane Season

Dedicated to those who are now and were living along the Gulf coast during the hurricane season of 2005, with a prayer for the rebuilding of their lives.

Words and music by Tom Maynard
Tom Maynard: vocal, guitar, bass; Seth Connelly: Banjo; Leo Egan: pedal steel; Tim Maynard: percussion

The rain is pouring down
And the winds begin to blow
And we are leaving town
But we've nowhere else to go
And the rain is pouring down
And the winds begin to blow

We've loaded up the car
And boarded up our home
Feels like cutting off my arm
Feels like swallowing a stone
And we've loaded up the car
And boarded up our home

What will be here waiting
When we finally turn for home
All we have is what we carry
The rest was left here for the storm

But the wife and kids are safe
We're together on the road
But I don't know what to do
Don't know how to lift this heavy load
But the wife and kids are safe
We're together on the road

All we ever really wanted
Was a place to call our own
Now I hear them call us refuges
All we worked so hard for is gone

Now the winds begin to blow
And the rain is pouring down
With the wife and kids asleep
I'll just keep driving for higher ground
Now the winds begin to blow
And the rain is pouring down