Come a Flood

There's a burning house And she set the fire Sirens are screaming out As flame kiss the sky The water is rising It's up to my knees You tell me kneel down And pray for relief The engine comes They bust down the door Find her daddy drunk Passed out on the floor The water is rising It's up to my knees You tell me kneel down And pray for relief The neighbors gawked All wringing their hands Like moving pictures watched The sickly romance They carry Laura down All cut up and bruised Some fires go out And some you consume The water is rising It's up to my knees You tell me kneel down And pray for relief Just as I am Without one plea Nearer oh nearer my God to Thee Some choose the fire And some choose the sea I'm done with choosing Just save me The water is rising It's up to my knees You tell me kneel down And pray for relief You take the high road I'll take the low We'll never get where we're going We'll never get home