Gulf coast highway he worked the rails
He worked the rice fields
With their cool dark wells
He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico
The only thing we've ever owned
Is this old house here by the road
And when he dies
He says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
And he will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring
She walked through springtime
When I was home
The days were sweet the nights were warm
The seasons change the jobs
Would come the flowers fade
And this old house felt so alone
When the work took me away
And when she dies she says
She'll catch some blackbird's wing
And she will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring
Highway ninety the jobs are gone
We tend our garden we set the sun
This is the only place on earth
Bluebonnets grown and once a year
They come and go
At this old house here by the road
And when we dies we say
We'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring
Yes when we dies we say
We'll catch some blackbird's wing
And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet bluebonnet spring
