you packed your bags
and got out of town
just as quckly
as you came around
but we can't leave
this is our home
and the devistation lingers
long after you have gone

you see the images
on your tv screen
you want to help
but can't find the time
you send your prayers
but we need more

our whole lives
lost before our eyes
you only see
what you want to know
you have no clue
what it is like down here
and you don't care
because it is starting to snow

tents and tarps
our only shelter
as rain and wind
crash down on us
freezing nights
and painful days

will it ever end
will life ever be the same
the devistaion lingers
long after you stop seeing it
the devistaion lingers
long after you are gone