Michael Ray - Holy Water (Official Music Video)

Michael Ray - Holy Water (Official Music Video)

Director: Spidey Smith
Producer: Troy Jackson
Production Company: Wanted Man Pictures


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LYRICS:
Somewhere inside them back Florida pines
There's a town with a Choctaw name
There's a little white church and a real tight curve
On the edge of a field full of grain
Yeah the preacher was a stand-up man
Shakin' hands every Sunday morning at the door
He loved his congregation but he ran an operation
Selling more than the word of the Lord

And he called it holy water
He called it holy water

He bought a brand new Lincoln
Had a couple deacons thinkin' it was more than he could afford
They knew something was up when he was shuttin' his trunk
At the church around 1 in the morning
When he was outta sight, they snuck around inside
And found a door leadin' under the ground
They popped the lock on the latch
Walked down and flashed their lights
And guess what they found
A cellar full of holy water

No one knows where it comes from buddy
But you can find it anywhere from Bama to Kentucky
Got the whole damn southeast side of the country
Lining up to pay top dollar
The jar tops twist when the sun starts settin'
Burns like hell, gets ya high like heaven
Lord have mercy if they knew where they was getting that holy water

Well the deacons pulled up to his house in a truck
With the proof all crystal clear
He tried to play it off but he knew he was caught
So he said brothers, listen here
You can call the law or you can keep the secret
I'll cut you in and we can call it even
Next Sunday mornin' 'round 10 o'clock
There was two more Lincolns in the parking lot

No one knows where it comes from buddy
But you can find it anywhere from Bama to Kentucky
Got the whole damn southeast side of the country
Lining up to pay top dollar
The jar tops twist when the sun starts settin'
Burns like hell, gets ya high like heaven
Lord have mercy if they knew where they was getting that holy water

Now there's new stained glass, new pews front to back
Nobody even asked no questions
And a sign out front with some letters readin'
"John, Chapter 2, Verse 1 through 11"

For Michael Ray, music is his grandfather singing and sweating on a rural Florida stage. It’s the childhood refuge he found during the pain of his parents’ divorce. It’s family and stories, history and hope. Ray says music saved him, but it did even more: Music made him. In four short years, Ray has built an impressive foundation. Three No. 1 songs “Kiss You in the Morning,” “Think a Little Less,” and “One That Got Away,” plus “Get to You” and “Her World or Mine,” brings his tally to five Gold-certified singles. The poignant “Her World or Mine”––the third song off of his sophomore album Amos––also produced a video that has captured more than 19 million YouTube views since its debut less than a year ago. Now, two hit albums into that all-too-rare blend of critically acclaimed and commercially successful career, Ray has released “Whiskey And Rain,” the first single off of his upcoming project produced by GRAMMY-nominated song whisperer Ross Copperman. Proof that heartbroken wallowing can feel good if it swings, “Whiskey and Rain” also cements Ray as the ideal bridge between vintage country cool and modern country’s best sounds. See Ray live every Tuesday on his Honkytonk Tuesday virtual series, where he plays his favorite ‘80s and ‘90s tunes with surprise guests.

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[runvs]

I'd trust him more then a politician!

[travisvanalst]

John 2: 1-11 is peak story telling lol. For those that don’t know it’s the verses where Jesus turns water into wine.

[jaywerner]

Dame you got the voice of Southern Country, really adds to the song. Speaking of Grate song and Story too. I can imagine somewhere, a Preacher funding his little white church selling "holy water". I can respect that, alot worse things to be selling then Moonshine.

[davidbrandenburg]

Everything about this song is a literal country masterpiece.

[arashiko]

That voice has deep country roots and you can feel them. Song is cool as hell.

[justinholt]

Country music can evolve, I try not to hate on any of it. But there is something about classic country in the way it pulls every thing together just right; from the vocals to the melody to the perfect guitar riff with just a bit of fiddle delivered by a country boy with swagger. This song is great songwriting and storytelling, well done.

[MichaelRay]

Be sure to set your reminder to watch the premiere!

[ThomasWitt-yr]

I have the Baltic Sea on my doorstep and that is real holy water 😜 love from good old north Germany ❤️

[domenicderrigo]

Just heard this on the radio for the first time and wow I thought this must have been a long lost classic country song I never heard. You perfectly captured that classic story without being too similar to any other song. I love it!!

[smithsmithy]

Love this song. Brings me back to the stories my great grandfather told me how he ran "holy water" from Alabama to lousiana and Texas. He still made it up until he passed away. Had a still sitting in the closet behind a false wall in the kitchen

[jameskt.]

I live in Florida right next to this church, strait up discovered this song yesterday at wrk I’ll be hearing it for along time it’s that Florida Holi water I’ll b havin for life Florida livin baby

[MadHatter]

Been a long while since I heard a country song like this that just tells a good story.

[nathanbieber]

As a Christian... This song has so much truth to the condition of the "church"

[EricDrenckhahn]

I ride horses right next to this church in the Seminole State forest. Camping at Seminole Wind Ranch. Ryan and Vince's place. It's great to see local talent that makes it big!

[buddite]

Love it, now thats my kind of church and my kind of preacher. Just remember what the good book says. Jesus did turn the water into wine. Praise God! None of us are righteous, no not one. But we love the lord with all our hearts. We were forgiven over 2000 years before we were born. And for thy stomachs sake, drink a little Bless all.

[marikatemoore]

This is what country music is at its true roots!! Loved this performance

[ethanmiller]

BAD ASS! This song Is bad to the bone and burns like Hell, gets you high as Heaven. "He loved his congregation but made his living selling more than Just the word of the Lord." Amen, brother, Amen.

[paulgritter]

Thank God, for Kevin Costner and Yellowstone, for bringing this genre to the front of the line.
Real country in the spirit of Waylon, and Hank. ❤️❤️

[johnstrickland]

It's nice to hear a country song telling a real story. Everything is just all country sounding buzzwords.

[yvonnerodrigue]

Set The Reminder.. Can't wait 🥰✌️