Rolling Thunder

[Verse 1]
A worried man, I stand alone
Outside my farm and family home
And there I raise my bloodshot eyes
And gaze upon a parchment sky
My handy work had turned to dust
So all my faith in God I thrust
Now, to the sky the worried man is cryin'...
I said...

[Chorus]
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
Lord, I'm under a mountain of sand
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
And I wonder, can you heal my land?

[Verse 2]
The wind has spurned the land so hard
Majestic fields of wheat lay charred
And through this desert camouflage
To me appeared a cruel mirage
Of water from a mountain spring
An end to all my suffering
No mercy and no favour earned
My cattle culled and my bushes burned

[Chorus]
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
Lord, I'm under a mountain of sand
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
And I wonder, can you heal my land?

[Bridge]

[Verse 3]
If God demands a sacrifice
Tell me, what's his asking price?
To the land, I pledged my life
But Abraham with his killin' knife
Has come and claimed this prairie son
In the heartland of Saskatchewan
A farmer earns a livin' or dies for tryin'...

[Chorus]
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
Lord, I'm under a mountain of sand
Lord, I'm prayin' for that rollin' thunder
And I wonder, can you heal my land?