Brissol - River Rat Lyrics

Winter of 84 was mean and cold
Country side froze solid and packed with snow
Early April rain
Brought devastation to the plain
Preacher man on the roof with a bible and his cat
Another day in the life of a river rat

And in 99 hurricane hit so hard
River come flowing straight across the front yard
Evacuation sirens blast
As I'm tryin to get my last
Couple hours of sleep in my bachelor habitat
Wedding Day in the life of a river rat

When Irene come sing good day and then good night
Army corp of engineers dam gave up on the fight
We knew something sure went wrong
When the surge it came so strong
Hopes and dreams downstream shattered in no time flat
The chance you take being a river rat

Banks get in trouble and a bail out comes their way
FEMA goes broke and the little people pay
Knocking down the homes
Rate maps redrawn and then rezoned
Insurance bill come hit like a heart attack
The price you pay being a river rat