Gulf Coast Highway

Gulf Coast Highway<br>He worked the rails<br>He worked the rice fields<br>With their cool dark wells<br>He worked the oil rigs in the<br>Gulf of Mexico<br>The only thing we`ve ever owned<br>Is this old house here by the road<br>And when he dies he says he`ll catch<br>some blackbird`s wing<br>Then he will fly away to Heaven come<br>some sweet blue bonnet spring<br><br>She walked through springtime<br>When I was home<br>The days were sweet<br>The nights were warm<br>The seasons change, the jobs would<br>come... the flowers fade<br>This old house felt so alone<br>When the work took me away<br>And when she dies she says, she`ll<br>catch some blackbirds wing<br>Then she will fly away to Heaven come<br>some sweet blue bonnet spring<br><br><br>Highway 90<br>The jobs are gone<br>We tend our garden<br>We set the sun<br>This is the only place on earth<br>blue bonnets grow<br>Once a year they come and go<br>At this old house here by the road<br>And when we die we say, we`ll<br>catch some blackbirds wing<br>Then we will fly away to Heaven come<br>some sweet blue bonnet spring<br><br><br>And when we die we say, we`ll<br>catch some blackbirds wing<br>We will fly away together come<br>some sweet blue bonnet spring