Help Is on the Way

I have my mother's dreams

I have my father's eyes

You can't take that from me

Just go ahead and try

The crescent city sleeps

While giants in the sky

Preparing to unleash

Let loose a mighty cry

Can nobody save us?

Will anyone try?

The bayou is burning

The cypress has died

And all along they're saying

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

One by land, two by sea

Right there in front of me

Help is on the way

Five thousand feet below

As black smoke engulfs the sky

The ocean floor explodes

Eleven mothers cry

My bones all resonate

A burning lullaby

You can't take that from me

Just go ahead and try

She stands at the shoreline,

With hands in the air,

Her words pierce the dark light,

"Does anyone care?"

And all along they're saying

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

One by land, two by sea,

Right there in front of me

Help is on the way

Right here! Right here! [x3]

Choking on the black gold,

Upon which we rely

We keep axes in the attics

To see cameras in the sky

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

We were told just to sit tight

Cause somebody will soon arrive

Help is on the way

But it never came

It never came

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

Help is on the way

(They said, they said)

One by land, two by sea,

Right there in front of me.

Help is on the way!

On the way!

On the way!

On the way!