Rain On The Evergreens

Rain on the Evergreen”
Verse 1  
The pines still whisper out past Colville town,  
Snow on the peaks where the sky bends down.  
I see the rivers rolling cold and clear,  
But the folks I love can’t afford to stay here.
Pre-Chorus  
We built this land on calloused hands,  
Now they’re taxed down to the bone,  
We’re watching dreams slip through the sand,  
In a place we call our own.
Chorus  
’Cause this rain on the evergreen’s washing our hearts clean,  
Through the fog and the fire, we still believe.  
This land is more than money, it’s the ground beneath our feet,  
Where the soul of Washington still breathes.
Verse 2  
From Spokane streets to Olympic shore,  
Every season cuts a little more.  
They call it progress, but I can’t agree,  
When the cost of living chokes the free.
Pre-Chorus  
You can’t tax the mountain, can’t buy the sea,  
But they’ll sure as hell try anyway,  
Yet I see hope where cedars lean,  
And I hear her heart say—
Chorus  
This rain on the evergreen’s washing our hearts clean,  
Through the fog and the fire, we still believe.  
This land is more than money, it’s the ground beneath our feet,  
Where the soul of Washington still breathes.
Bridge  
let’s stand together, left and right,  
Plant our roots beneath this light,  
’Cause love of place is all we got,  
Let’s remember what they forgot.
Final Chorus (stripped back)  
Just a voice and a silhouette tree,  
Rain on the roof sings harmony—  
This land won’t break if we still believe,  
The soul of Washington still breathes.

Country, female