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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 he's ever owned is this old house here by the road
And when he dies, he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing
He will fly away to Heaven come some sweet Bluebonnet Spring
She walked through springtime when he was home
The days were sweet, the nights were warm
Seasons change, the jobs would come, the flowers fade
And this old house felt so alone when the work took him away
And when she dies, she says she'll catch some blackbird's wing
She will fly away to Heaven come some sweet Bluebonnet Spring
Highway 90, the jobs are gone
They tend their garden, they set the sun
This is the only place on Earth Bluebonnets grow
And once a year they come and go to this old house here by the road
And when they die, they say they'll catch some blackbird's wing
They will fly away to Heaven come some sweet Bluebonnet Spring
Yes, when we die, we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing
We will fly away together come some sweet Bluebonnet Spring
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