Salt Water - Charlie Parr

Salt water has surrounded my home

And it looks like today will be

The day I pack my belongings

And leave where I’m from

Will I ever be back again?

Salt water, up to my door

There’s no one else home

I’m here all alone

Salt water under the eaves

There’s no relief

And I can’t leave

Heavy air has invaded my past

And stolen my family

They’re swirling above me

High in the mist

But I don’t know if I’ll see them again

Salt water, up to my door

There’s no one else home

I’m here all alone

Salt water under the eaves

There’s no relief

And I can’t leave

Poisoned water has threatened my life

And destroyed my neighborhood

My friends are all thirsty

But there’s nothing to drink

Will it rain again, we can’t tell

Salt water, up to my door

There’s no one else home

I’m here all alone

Salt water under the eaves

There’s no relief

And I can’t leave

Fire and smoke are killing my soul

And blocking out all of the light

I can’t see past all the anger and hate

How can I live without any faith?

Salt water, up to my door

There’s no one else home

I’m here all alone

Salt water under the eaves

There’s no relief

And I can’t leave

The road back home has been widened and paved

And it looks like it’s brand new

But there’s something we lost

When we straightened the curves

Did we bury what once brought us ease?

Salt water, up to my door

There’s no one else home

I’m here all alone

Salt water under the eaves

There’s no relief

And I can’t leave

Salt water has surrounded my home

And it looks like today will be

The day I pack my belongings

And leave where I’m from

Will I ever be back again?