Gulf Coast Highway

Intro: verse 1 N.C. Gulf coast highway, I worked the rails I worked the rice fields with their cool, dark wells I worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico The only thing I ever owned is this old house here by the road But when I die I'm gonna catch some blackbird's wing I will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring verse 2 N.C. I walked through springtime when we were home Our days were sweet, our nights were warm The seasons changed, jobs would come, the flowers fade And this old house felt so alone when work took him away And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing He will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring Instrumental: verse 3 N.C. Highway 90, the jobs are gone We tend our garden, we set the sun This is the only place on earth Blue Bonnets grow Once a year they come and grow at this old house here by the road And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing We will fly away to heaven, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing We will fly away together, come some sweet Blue Bonnet spring