No Higher Ground

Down from the sky

Up from the raging sea

In the blink of an eye

Water's all you can see

All you could hear was the wind and rain

Nobody told us 'bout a hurricane

And if they had

could we escape such a terrible sound?

In Galveston

There ain't no higher ground

We had plenty of hope

When this brand new century began

Now there's six thousand gone

Some say it might have been ten

We're the finest country

And the smartest too

We certainly know more

Than the Cubans do

So Why do we bury our dead

In the water Where they all drown?

In Galveston

Their ain't no higher ground

The rain gave up

And the sea she laid back down

No tellin' how long

'Til all the bodies are found

Does Washington care?

Does Houston know?

We're an island in the gulf of Mexico

Guess they'll be lending a hand

As soon as the word gets 'round

In Galveston

There ain't no higher ground