Mermaid Kiss Dust Bowl Bride lyrics

Pity the girl, who marries the man
Who's handsome, its true, but is wed to his land
Picture the girl, she's just seventeen,
Pretty as sunrise, the tumbleweed queen
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.

There's news on the wire, there are words in the wind,
That a darkness is coming that's darker than sin.
Black clouds are gathering, beginning to spin,
Electricity flickers and charges her skin.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.

So let's get this straight, is it madness or fate?

That drives the girl onwards that so dominates,
There's no grain in the store, no food on her plate,
But leaving is something she won't contemplate.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.

And this charming young girl, in the sad dishcloth dress
Is still trying to claw her way out of this mess,
She's been left on her own, but this Okie princess,
Won't admit failure she won't acquiesce.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.
She's a dust…. Dust bowl bride.