She was born in Kansas City,
raised in Arkansas
Fell in love with an ex Marine
She already had three babies
he had one of his own
They came together for another and me
Our family never shared the same last name
But our family was a family, the same and they say
blood is thicker than water
Oh, but love is thicker than blood
Wreck out on the highway
rain falling down
Lord, he must have fell asleep
at the wheel
There's a number of people
just standing around
Lord, I can't condemn the fear
that they feel
For that river of red
could be the death of me
God, give me strength and
keep reminding me
That blood is thicker than water
Oh, but love is thicker than blood
And if blood is thicker than water
Then what are we fighting for
We're all sons and daughters
Of something that means so much more
I see it on my TV
but I can't understand
Lord, it's one big contradiction to me How in God's name we love thy neighbor with fists in our hands
And kill each other
when we just don't agree
Why can't we see the walls
we can't see through
And see what God's been telling me and you and that is
blood is thicker than water
Oh, but love,
love is thicker than blood
