From the recording Retrospective
Lyrics
Higher Ground
Well the water is rising I can feel it come up from below
Yeah the water is rising I can feel it come up from below
Well the changes are coming and soon there’ll be no place to go
Well everyone’s talking but no one’s got a good thing to say
Yeah everyone’s talking but no one’s got a good thing to say
And the noise is so loud that a whisper will take you away
Maybe I’ll go be a traveling man
Maybe I’ll get to that place where somebody will lend me a hand
Well the top’s on the bottom and the whole thing just seems turned around
Yeah the water is rising and I’m looking to find higher ground
Well the liars are lying and the lies they get bigger each day
Yeah the liars are lying and the lies they get bigger each day
And the hate is so strong I just gotta get out of the way
Well there’s just so much money we forgot what the money is for
Yeah there’s just so much money we forgot what the money is for
But I’ll give you my last dollar bill as I head out the door
Maybe I’ll go be a traveling man
Maybe I’ll get to that place where somebody will lend me a hand
Well the big ball keeps turning and we’re stuck on the merry-go-round
Yeah the water is rising and I’m looking to find higher ground
Well the preachers are preaching their voices are raised to a shout
Yeah the preachers are preaching their voices are raised to a shout
But I don’t think that Jesus would know what the hell it’s about
Well the guns are still firing and the kids can’t get out of the way
Yeah the guns are still firing and the kids can’t get out of the way
Children are dying and there’s just not much more more I can say
Maybe I’ll go with a traveling band
Maybe I’ll get to that place where somebody will just give a damn
Well they say there’s a better life coming the next time around
Yeah the water is rising and we’re looking to find higher ground
Yeah we’re crossing the river and looking to find higher ground