Prachtige, melancholieke song van deze Amerikaanse alt-countryrockers. St. Genevieve can hold back the water verwijst naar een overstroming van de Mississippi in 1993. Het stadscentrum dreigde weggevaagd te worden door de vloed. De inwoners van de stad wisten dat te voorkomen door zonder enige hulp van buitenaf een enorme, provisorische dam te bouwen.
Walking down Main Street
Getting to know the concrete
Looking for a purpose
From a neon sign
I would meet you anywhere
The western sun meets the air
We’ll hit the road
Never looking behind
Can you deny
There’s nothing greater
Nothing more
Than the traveling hands of time?
St. Genevieve can hold back the water
Saints don’t bother
With the tear-stained eye
Seeing traces
Of the stars that came before
Hitting the pavement
Still asking for more
When the hours don’t move along
Worn-out wood and familiar songs
To hear your voice is not enough
It’s more than a shame
Can you deny
There’s nothing greater
Nothing more
Than the traveling hands of time
St. Genevieve can hold back the water
Saints don’t bother
With the-tear stained eye
Like a man said
Rode hard and put away wet
Throw away the bad news
Put it to rest
If learning is living
And the truth is a state of mind
You’ll find it’s better
At the end of the line
Can you deny
There’s nothing greater
Nothing more
Than the traveling hands of time?
St. Genevieve can hold back the water
Saints don’t bother
With the tear stained eye
St. Genevieve can hold back the water
Saints don’t bother
With the tear stained eye
