Red Clay Soil

Intro

Hmm-mm

High sun

High wind

Verse 1

Old copper kettle whistling

Water from the creek bed bubbling slow

My mama called me

Called my name back to the red clay soil

(Back home)

Sandalwood smoke rising above the hut

Waiting on the seasons to change

Pre-Chorus

Ten miles north

Ten miles gone

Searching for the grain

Chorus

Give me rain on the plains (Oh-oh)

Give me rain on the plains

Need a drop

Need a sign

Need a line in the mud

Rain on the plains

Wash it down

Verse 2

Grandfather told me secrets

Keep your spirit steady and your vision wide

Do not chase shadows

Hungry spirits hide beneath the flat rocks

Cattle lowing

Empty ribs show through the skin

Pre-Chorus

Ten miles north

Ten miles gone

Searching for the grain

Chorus

Give me rain on the plains (Oh-oh)

Give me rain on the plains

Need a drop

Need a sign

Need a line in the mud

Rain on the plains

Wash it down

Bridge

Sky gets heavy with a purple bruised light

Trees bend low

Dust spins high

Finally

Finally

Finally

The clouds open their mouths

Chorus

Give me rain on the plains (Oh-oh)

Give me rain on the plains

Need a drop

Need a sign

Need a line in the mud

Rain on the plains

Wash it down