Electricity in Arkansas

[Verse] Dark nights filled with empty fears Candle shadows danced when the storm appeared Man hitched a ride to the city neon glows Electricity came where the wild river flows [Verse 2] Coal fired dreams never knew such sparks Chains broke loose in the Ozark parks Thunder rolled and the air did hum Life's sharp edges when the power did come [Chorus] Flames in the wires buzzin' down the line Southern nights never felt so fine Hands raised high like ghosts in the haze Electricity came with a fiery blaze [Verse 3] Cotton fields turned into a sea of light Tales told under an iron moon bright Songs of freedom whispered through the breeze Man-made lightning felled old oak trees [Bridge] Hummingbirds sang to the power pole Steel giants stood where the tall grass used to roll Heartbeats sync to a brand new drum Electricity came hangin’ in the hum [Verse 4] Trains whistle against a digital dawn Arkansas rode the storm til it was gone Rusty plows traded for a new machine Electricity made the old ways lean