I have my mother's dreams

I have my father's eyes

You can't take that from me

Just go ahead and try The crescent city sleeps

While giants in the sky

Preparing to unleash

Let loose a mighty cry Can nobody save us?

Will anyone try?

The bayou is burning

The cypress has died And all along they're saying Help is on the way (They said they said)

Help is on the way (They said they said)

One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me

Help is on the way Five thousand feet below

As black smoke engulfs the sky

The ocean floor explodes

Eleven mothers cry My bones all resonate

A burning lullaby

You can't take that from me

Just go ahead and try She says that's a shoreline

With hands in the air

Her words pierce the dark night

Does anyone care?

And all along can say it Help is on the way (They said they said)

Help is on the way (They said they said)

Hold my hand, to help see, right there in front of me

Help is on the way Right here

Right here Right here

Right here Right here

Right here Choking on the black gold

Upon which we here rely

We keep axes in the attic

To see cameras in the sky Help is on the way (They said they said)

Help is on the way (They said they said) We were told, just to sit tight

'Cause somebody will soon arrive Help is on the way

They never came

They never came Help is on the way (They said they said)

Help is on the way (They said they said)

One by land, two by sea, right there in front of me

Help is on the way On the way