Neil Young - Powderfinger Lyrics
Look out, mama, theres a white boat comin up the riverWith a big red beacon, and a flag, and a man on the railI think youd better call john,cause 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 gunAnd its makin big waves.Daddys 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 the thinkinAnd I just turned twenty-twoI was wonderin what to doAnd the closer they got,The more those feelings grew.Daddys rifle in my hand felt reassurinHe told me, red means run, son, numbers add up to nothinBut when the first shot hit the docks I saw it cominRaised my rifle to my eyeNever stopped to wonder why.Then I saw black,And my face splashed in the sky.Shelter me from the powder and the fingerCover me with the thought that pulled the triggerThink of me as one youd never figuredWould fade away so youngWith so much left undoneRemember me to my love,I know Ill miss her.
