The water is pushin' The river is wishin' The dam would break My head is noddin' My dream is rotten I wish the dam would break 'Least then there'd be some moving 'Least then there'd be some destruction 'Least then there'd be a famine, a coffin, a tear More than I've felt this year If the dam would break Now we ain't been talkin' But I saw you walkin' Just the other day The salt it is mixin' Behind my eyes your fixin' To see the dam break 'Least then there'd be some moving 'Least then there'd be some destruction 'Least then there'd be a famine, a coffin, a tear More than I've felt this year If the dam would break So watch carefully Come and look at my cheek First time I cried since that week You left me under the sheets Staring at my naked feet You said 'Least then there'd be some moving 'Least then there'd be some destruction 'Least then there'd be a famine, a coffin, a tear More than I've felt this year If the dam would break 'Least then there'd be some moving 'Least then there'd be some destruction 'Least then there'd be a famine, a coffin, a tear More than I've felt this year If the dam would break