Georgia Lee - Kathryn Roberts/Sean Lakeman/Tom Waits
Cold was the night and hard was the ground
They found her in a small grove of trees
And lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
She's too young to be out on the street
Why wasn't God watching
Why wasn't God listening
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee
I'd said she couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school
I was doing the best that I could
But she kept oh running away from this world
These children are so hard to raise good
Why wasn't God watching
Why wasn't God listening
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee
Close your eyes and count to ten
I will go and hide but then
Be sure to find me I want you to find me
And we'll play all over
We'll play all over
We'll play all over
Again
There's a toad in the witch grass there's a crow in the corn
Wild flowers on a cross by the road
And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom
As the hills turn from green back to gold
Why wasn't God watching
Why wasn't God listening
Why wasn't God there
For Georgia Lee