Story Behind The Song
Motorists are the leading fatality victims in the flash flood statisitcs. Had to change the title because of a federal trademark, though the "government version" still has original title.
Song Description
Originally titled "Turn Around, Don't Drown", a musical expression of Maricopa County's "Stupid Motorist Law".
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Nonviolent |
Subject |
Storms |
| Similar Artists |
Brooks & Dunn |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
STAY AWAY OR PAY!
©2003 by John G. Fausett
When you?re on the road
And the rain pours down
When the water?s rising
Till it floods the ground
Stay away or pay!
Barricade goes up
To alert the town
It delays your journey
So, though you wear a frown
Stay away or pay!
Stay away from lower places
When the water?s on the rise
You could be another victim
If you choose to be unwise
Stay away or pay!
(Just go on back and find another way)
You?ve got an S.U.V.
Four thousand pounds
But the moving water
Can lift you off the ground
Stay away or pay!
Stay away from lower places
When the water?s on the rise
You could be another victim
If you choose to be unwise
Stay away or pay!
(Just use your head...it?s all common sense)
You can try to swim
Until it sucks you down
Your body?s swept away
It might never be found
Stay away or pay!