Cowboy Junkies - Powderfinger Lyrics
Look out, mama, theres a white boat coming up the river,With a big red beacon and a flag and a man on the railI think youd better call johncause it dont look like theyre here to deliver the mailAnd its less than a mile awayI hope they didnt come to stayIts got numbers on the side and a gun,And its making big wavesDaddys gone, my brothers out hunting in the mountainsBig johns been drinking since the river took emmy louSo the powers that be left me here to do all the thinkingAnd I just turned twenty-twoI was wondering what to doAnd the closer they got,The more those feelings grewDaddys rifle in my hand felt reassuringHe told me, red means run, son, numbers add up to nothingBut when that first shot hit the dock, I saw it comingRaised the rifle to my eyeNever stopped to wonder whyThen I saw black and my face flash in the skyShelter me from the powder and the fingerCover me with the thought that pulled the triggerJust think of me as one you never figured,To fade away so youngWith so much left undoneRemember me to my loveI know Ill miss her
