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
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
verse 3
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