Lyrics

I’ve got wild lightning running through my veins
Thunder rolling like a runaway train
The tracks tell stories, all of my pain
Lord, have mercy, I let you down again
And I’ve got wild lightning running through my veins

I’ve got grief growing down in my bones
The body aches as my soul moans
Can’t find no comfort. I’ve got a shakin’ jones
I’m a long gone story, like an old tombstone
When I’ve got grief growing down in my bones

Take me home I am ready. Sooth my soul, it’s just a kiss
I’m not drowning. I’m not swimming. Into the undertow, I’ll slip

I’ve got rye whiskey making my heartbeat
Burns my throat. Breath like desert heat
Stirs me all up. The current is deep
where this roaring river and the ocean meet
Cause I’ve got rye whiskey making my heartbeat

Take me home I am ready. Sooth my soul, it’s just a kiss
I’m not drowning. I’m not swimming. Into the undertow, I’ll slip

This misery is buried in my blood
is family history thick as delta mud
Wraps me in its arms with a mother’s love
And whispers in my ear “Have you had enough?”
Of this misery buried in our blood

Take me home I am ready. Sooth my soul, it’s just a kiss
I’m not drowning. I’m not swimming. Into the undertow, I’ll slip