Gulf Coast Highway, he worked the rails
He worked the rice fields with their cold 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 we will fly away to heaven

Come some sweet blue bonnet spring

She walked through springtime when I was home

The days were sweet, our nights were warm
The seasons changed, 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 blue bonnet spring


Highway 90, the jobs are gone
We kept our garden, we set the sun

This is the only place on earth, blue bonnets grow
And once a year they come and go
At this old house here by the road


And when we die we say
We'll catch some blackbird's wing

And we will fly away to heaven
Come some sweet blue bonnet spring


Yes, when we die we say
We'll catch some blackbird's wing
We will fly away together

Come some sweet blue bonnet spring