Old Blind Dogs - The Ballad of Hollis Brown Lyrics

Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
Hollis Brown
He lived on the outside of town
With his wife and five children
And his cabin brokin' down

He looked for work and money
And he walked a rugged mile
He looked for work and money
And he walked a rugged mile
But your children are so hungry
That they don't know how to smile

The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
The rats have got your flour
Bad blood it got your mare
If there's anyone that knows
Is there anyone that cares?

You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
You prayed to the Lord above
Oh please send you a friend
Your empty pocket tell you
That you ain't a-got no friend

Your babies eyes look crazy
They are attacking in your sleep
Your babies eyes look crazy
They're attacking in your sleep
You walk with flow you wonder why
With every breath you breathe

Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your grass is turning black
There's no water in your well
Your spent your last lone dollar
On seven shotgun shells

At a way out in the wilderness
A lone coyote calls
Way a out in the wilderness
A lone coyote calls
Your eyes fix on the shotgun
That's hangin' on the wall

And your brain is a-bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your brain is a-bleedin'
And your legs can't seem to stand
Your eyes fix on the shortgun
That you're holdin' in your hand

There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
There's seven breezes a-blowin'
All around the cabin door
Seven shots rang out
Like the ocean's pounding roar

There's seven people dead
On a south Dakota farm
There's seven people dead
On a south Dakota farm
Somewhere in the distance
There's seven new people born