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One Blue Sky Lyrics
Little Annie Vickers is boarding up windows
And her old dog is stranded on the Silos
Hey there Annie, don't even think it
So much water and you can't even drink it
Well, maybe by Christmas they'll dig up roads
Take whatever you can girl
Leave the rest for the crows
Leave the rest for the crows
Been living in Crawford for fifteen years
Nothing much ever happens 'round here
And no one believed the water would come
‘Til the sky grew dark and it swallowed the sun
And it rained for forty-two nights and forty-two days
And everything that we loved is floating away
Chorus:
How long 'til our dreams run dry
Don't know but we're staying
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find
One blue sky
Ms. Wilson sits with an insurance adjustor
Big city boys, she never did trust 'em
Have you been getting the letters I'm sending
Cause the preacher swears that the world is ending
Well, if there's a way out, wish someone would show us
We keep looking around here for some modern day Moses
Repeat Chorus
Now we're digging in our heels hard as we can
But the backyard looks like Rio Grande
And I wonder will it wash us clean or wash us away
Repeat Chorus Twice
And her old dog is stranded on the Silos
Hey there Annie, don't even think it
So much water and you can't even drink it
Well, maybe by Christmas they'll dig up roads
Take whatever you can girl
Leave the rest for the crows
Leave the rest for the crows
Nothing much ever happens 'round here
And no one believed the water would come
‘Til the sky grew dark and it swallowed the sun
And it rained for forty-two nights and forty-two days
And everything that we loved is floating away
How long 'til our dreams run dry
Don't know but we're staying
On our knees we raise our eyes
Holding on and praying to find
One blue sky
Big city boys, she never did trust 'em
Have you been getting the letters I'm sending
Cause the preacher swears that the world is ending
Well, if there's a way out, wish someone would show us
We keep looking around here for some modern day Moses
But the backyard looks like Rio Grande
And I wonder will it wash us clean or wash us away
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When you take this song at face value, it just seems like it's about a flood in a small town: "And it rained for forty-two nights and forty-two days." And the whole town is kinda stuck and just praying for "one blue sky." But, it seems like it might have a deeper meaning, I'm just not sure what it is. Anyone else?
This song was written by Kristian Bush, Lisa Carver and Jennifer Nettles. From what I've heard, Lisa likes to throw controversial/political meanings into her lyrics. That being said, it seems ironic that this song parallels current events from the past few years.
This song was written by Kristian Bush, Lisa Carver and Jennifer Nettles. From what I've heard, Lisa likes to throw controversial/political meanings into her lyrics. That being said, it seems ironic that this song parallels current events from the past few years.
"How long 'til our dreams run dry Don't know but we're staying On our knees we raise our eyes Holding on and praying to find One blue sky
"How long 'til our dreams run dry Don't know but we're staying On our knees we raise our eyes Holding on and praying to find One blue sky
Now we're digging in our heels hard as we can But the backyard looks like Rio Grande And I wonder will it wash us clean or wash us away"...
Now we're digging in our heels hard as we can But the backyard looks like Rio Grande And I wonder will it wash us clean or wash us away"
The obvious is Hurricane Katrina where it rained for about 40 days...which left people waiting for "One Blue Sky". The line "Maybe by Christmas they'll dig up the roads" reflects the lack of aid given to the affected areas. "Take what you can, leave the rest for the crows" is exactly what happened...the looting and trying to survive for those that could not get out or chose to stay and protect their belongings.
Crawford,TX , ironically, is also President Bush's hometown.
And it has also been said that Annie Vickers is a fictious character made of Jennifer's childhood friend's name and the Sugarland bass player's name - Annie Clements.
I can think of another interpretation. To me I see it as a small town that just got run down over the years. "No one believed the water would come," could possibly mean that no one thought the "glory days" of the town would ever end. Just my two cents
At first I thought it was about a relationship in trouble. You could choose to walk away or choose to stick together and get through the difficulties, knowing that there will be better days.
The thought of reddie321 gets to me as well, but in a different way. My home town used to be a very small village, until the government decided it should be the 'sleeping town' or 'growth town' (don't know the right word in English) of a city nearby. A lot of new folks moved in, and it's like the heart of the old village where everybody knew eachother is gone. This song could be talking about such a thing.
I always thought the song was about Hurricane Katrina, but I don't know if the landmarks can corroborate that.
well to me this song means that everybody sits around not realizing that the water will come (maning you wont be here one day) , and we let our dreams run dry. (meaning give up on them) because we dont get up and make our deams happen. That we think it will happen on its own.