Raven on a Wire

There's a raven on the wire
By the valley of the moon
And the mountains are on fire
But the rains are coming soon
I can read it on the clouds
I can hear the thirsty trees
When the wind is blowing loud
And the smoke is on the breeze

It's a California Drought
And the lakes are almost gone
The cold coyotes howl
At the break of dawn

I'll climb beneath the trestles
To catch a better view
Till I'm high above sea level
And I'm eye to eye with you
Somewhere close to heaven
I'll try to burn it down
Fall back to my city
Land without a sound

It's a California Drought
And the lakes are almost gone
My windows always down
At the break of dawn

Is the tank half full or empty
Blue skies ahead or behind
And its all laid out to tempt me
Something I needed to find
This desert like an ocean
Far as the eye can see
Just watch the weather changing
And its headed straight for me

It's a California Drought
And the lakes are almost gone
I'll finally leave this town
At the break of dawn