Sons and Daughters of Dixie

Lyrics

[Verse 1] God bless you Mississippi, God bless you New Orleans For holdin' through the hard times like few have ever seen Otherwise left high and dry with nothin' there to use Into the arms of Houston, Mobile, and Baton Rouge [Verse 2] Those who turned a blind eye will answer for their sins And be denied redemption when your cities rise again The back shall not be broken of the soul that won't be killed One thing a southern man knows how to do is to rebuild [Chorus 1] Look away Glory's just a few miles down the road A better day Is at the end of this long row you must hoe The good Lord willin' and the creeks don't rise We'll make it through another year Keep the sons and daughters of Dixie dry And wipe away the tears [Verse 3] Resurrection morning, the stones will roll away Back into the levees, with a little luck they'll stay But one thing I can't stomach is how the hill watched it bleed You bet they'd sing a different tune if a flood had hit D.C [Chorus 2] They looked away Help was just a few miles down the road A better day Never came for the ones who were not chose The Good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise We'll make it through another year Keep the sons and daughters of dixie dry And wipe away the tears [Chorus 1] Look away Glory's just a few miles down the road A better day Is at the end of this long road you must hoe Good Lord willin' and the creeks don't rise We'll make it through another year Keep the sons and daughters of Dixie dry And wipe away the tears Keep the sons and daughters of Dixie dry And wipe away the tears