Lyrics

VERSE1
MY daddy made his living working the land
Raised uplan cotton in Texas sand
But everytime he got it growing out of the ground
A HAILSTORM would come and try to knock it back down

VERSE2
I remember him pacing that kitchen floor
Looking out that old back door
Cussin' those hailstones coming down
They were kickin' up dirt as they hit the ground

VERSE3
Got a lump in his throat 'cause he wanted to cry
One minute more his crop could die
And under his breath you could hear him pray
HAILSTORM, HAILSTORM, go away

CHORUS
HAILSTORM, HAILSTORM, GO AWAY
CHANGE YOUR ICY HAIL TO RAIN
IF THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING AND YOU LEAVE US ALONE
WE CAN PICK ENOUGH COTTON TO SAVE OUR HOME

(modulate)

VERSE4
But I never saw him cry when he lost a crop
And he never quit, he's too broke to stop
But he raised a son who you think would know better
And here I am twenty years later

VERSE5
I don't own a tractor, got a company car
A mortgage so big I coulda bought my own farm
My boss just said son it's your last day
Clean out your desk and get the hell out of the way

BRIDGE
But I remember how it was on that Texas farm
And I ain't quittin' 'cause of one damn storm

CHORUS'
HAILSTORM, HAILSTORM, GO AWAY
CHANGE YOUR ICY HAIL TO RAIN
IF THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING AND YOU LEAVE US ALONE
WE CAN PICK ENOUGH COTTON TO SAVE OUR HOME

CHORUS (2X)
HAILSTORM, HAILSTORM, GO AWAY
CHANGE YOUR ICY HAIL TO RAIN
IF THE GOOD LORD'S WILLING AND YOU LEAVE US ALONE
WE CAN PICK ENOUGH COTTON TO SAVE OUR HOME