
Date of issue: 07.09.2017
Song language: English
Powderfinger |
Look out, Mama, there’s a white boat coming up the river |
With a big red beacon, and a flag, and a man on the rail |
I think you’d better call John |
Because it don’t look like they’re here to deliver the mail |
And it’s less than a mile away |
I hope they didn’t come to stay |
It’s got numbers on the side and a gun |
And it’s making big waves |
Daddy’s gone, my brother’s out hunting in the mountains |
Big John’s been drinking since the river took Emmy-Lou |
So the Powers That Be left me here to do the thinkin' |
And I just turned twenty-two |
I was wondering what to do |
And the closer they got |
The more those feelings grew |
Daddy’s rifle in my hand felt reassuring |
He said, Red means run, son, numbers add up to nothing |
But when the first shot hit the docks I saw it coming |
Raised my rifle to my eye |
Never stopped to wonder why |
Then I saw black |
And my face splashed in the sky |
Shelter me from the powder and the finger |
Cover me with the thought that pulled the trigger |
Think of me as one you’d never figured |
Would fade away so young |
With so much left undone |
Remember me to my love |
I know I’ll miss her |
Name | Year |
---|---|
Heart of Gold | 2004 |
Harvest Moon | 2004 |
Old Man | 2004 |
Rockin' in the Free World | 2004 |
Ohio | 2004 |
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) ft. Crazy Horse | 1979 |
The Needle and the Damage Done | 2004 |
Cortez the Killer ft. Crazy Horse | 2020 |
I'm the Ocean | 1995 |
Only Love Can Break Your Heart | 2004 |
Down by the River ft. Crazy Horse | 2004 |
Don't Let It Bring You Down | 2020 |
Why Dost Thou Hide Thyself in Clouds | 2009 |
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) | 2004 |
Do You Know How to Use This Weapon? | 2009 |
Nobody's Story | 2009 |
Cinnamon Girl ft. Crazy Horse | 2004 |
Eldorado | 1989 |
Time for You to Leave, William Blake... | 2009 |
Tell Me Why | 1997 |