Change In The Weather

by John Fogerty recording 1993 from Feels Like Rain (Silvertine 41498) Change in the weather Something is happening here Change in the weather Change in the weather People walkin' round in fear Yeah, ah, huh, you better duck and run Get under cover 'cause a change is come Storm warnings and it looks like rain Be nothin' left after the hurricane There is a jungle it ain't no lie Look at the people They got terror in their eyes Bad wind is comin' it can't be denied They're runnin' with the dogs And afraid to die Change in the weather Change in the weather Something is happening here Change in the weather Change in the weather People walkin' round in fear Aha, you best believe it's true The levee's busted, bad news comin' true Oh no, there ain't no place to hide Reach out and pluck you, take you for a ride, yeah Sheer frustration takin' everything in sight Won't be no blastin' if we make it through the night Down on your knees for heaven and pray But every demon have to have his day Change in the weather Change in the weather Something is happening here Change in the weather Change in the weather People walkin' round in fear High noon I can't believe my eyes Wind is ragin' there's a fire in the sky Ground shakin' everything comin' loose Run like a coward but it ain't no use Edge of the river just an ugly scene People getting pushed, and people gettin' mean A change is comin; and it's getting' kind of late There ain't no survivin', there ain't no escape Change in the weather Change in the weather Something is happening here Change in the weather Change in the weather People walkin' round in fear Come on try Ah somethin' been happinin' here, yeah Whoa there's a change Feel a change comin' on in the weather, yeah, yeah, yeah Can't you tell it I can't see it comin' Lord , ahah Got to got to got to Got to got to got to feel yeah yeah yeah Open up your eyes and see __________ Note 1: origin: from the old French word levée, act of raising, from lever to raise. An embankment for preventing flooding, or a river landing place, also, a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded. A levee camp therefore is a work camp for building or improving dikes to prevent rivers from flooding the land, primarily in the Mississippi Delta area.

 

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