All of a sudden
Smoke in the hills
Grinding machine
Crisp dollar bills
A newcomer old
With a gamey mean smile
He slapped down a steak
He put corn out of style
He took it all away (took it all away)
He took everything he had (everything he had)
His life’s gone to shit (his life's gone)
Ooh-ooh
He could short the boy’s stay (he'd short the boy's stay)
He took every last thing he had (he took every last thing he had)
His world’s gone missing (his world)
Ooh-ooh
Up from the ashes
Came a dark gray dawn
The roots couldn't see
That the earth's locks were gone
The farmer’s eyes opened
He swallowed his pride
Threw on his work boots
And dove in the tide
He took it all away (took it all away)
He took everything he had (took everything he had)
His world's gone missing (his world’s gone missing)
Ooh-ooh
He could short the boy's stay (he’d short the boy's stay)
He took every last thing he had (he took every last thing he had)
His world's gone missing (his world’s gone missing)
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
He took it all away (he took it all away)
He took everything he had (everything he had)
His life’s gone to shit (his life's gone to shit)
Ooh-ooh
He could short the boy’s stay (he'd short the boy’s stay)
He took every last thing he had (every last thing he had)
His world's gone missing (His world’s gone missing)
Ooh-ooh