Taking Water Lyrics

Billy Strings Taking Water

[Verse 1]
Cold cold ashes on the ground
Nothing lost and nothing's found
Friends and loved ones falling down
Can't you hear that mournful sound?
Nothing left but memories
Of things I still can't stand to see
There's an empty spot in me
Where my hometown used to be

[Chorus]
This old boat is taking water
It won't be long 'til it goes down
We've had enough to push us over
Time to turn the wheel around
[Verse 2]
Neighborhoods left to decay
People died or walked away
Nowhere left for them to stay
While we just look the other way

[Chorus]
This old boat is taking water
It won't be long 'til it goes down
Had enough to push us over
Time to turn the wheel around

[Verse 3]
Waves keep pounding through the night
Lost without a ray of light
Going down without a fight
Is there still time to make it right?

[Chorus]
This old boat is taking water
It won't be long 'til it goes down
Had enough to push us over
Time to turn the wheel around