Severns

from Between the Earth and Sun by Quillwell

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lyrics

My names William Severn
I live with my wife and child
My younger brother, Lawrence, came to stay with us a while
The weeks turned into months
He helped us with the land
The rain just wouldn't come
But the wind had hellish plans

We've made it through some tough times
Back then I could persist
It tests the soul, but I don't know
It's never been like this

It's so damn dry, we can't grow a thing
And the dust in my lungs, come Sunday I can hardly sing

CH1:
I need a little church, need a little faith
Need a little green, since lately all we've seein is grey
Need a little light in our life
Sending prayers upwards in the night

My names Lawrence Severn
I came down from Ypsilanti
Where I had lived a good life
Proud to say that I had plenty
But my brother needed aid
Damned if these crops won't grow
'Cause these Oklahoma fields are blowing dust as thick as snow

I know he feels broken
But if the Lord just won't provide
You can't just keep on praying, hoping
Somehow we'll survive

CH2:
We need a little spark, but that could start a fire
Sometimes you gotta burn it all to really feel inspired
Gonna send a signal into the night
We need a little light in our life

BR:
What if the insurance suspects that there's foul play?
Then come back east, at the very least
We can change our names
Don't worry, brother, it'll be ok

CH1:

CH2:
We need a little plan, give me a little faith
If the Lord don't answer, someone else has gotta pay
There's gonna be a phoenix from these flames
Cash the check, stop praying for the rain

CH1:
We need a little church, need a little faith
Need a little green, since lately all we've seein is grey
Need a little light in our life
Sending prayers, and ashes to the night

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from Between the Earth and Sun, released January 10, 2019
Produced by Eli August, Waylon K. Smith, and Dave Bowden
Dave Bowden - Engineer, additional instrumentation
Jake Bennett - Assistant engineer
Justin Robertson - Assistant engineer
Adam C Grabowski - Assistant engineer

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