Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Acadian Driftwood, artist - Shawn Colvin. Album song Uncovered, in the genre Поп
Date of issue: 17.09.2015
Record label: Concord
Song language: English
Acadian Driftwood |
The war was over and the spirit was broken |
The hills were smokin' as the men withdrew |
We stood on the cliffs |
Oh, and watched the ships |
Slowly sinking to their rendezvous |
They signed a treaty and our homes were taken |
Loved ones forsaken |
They didn’t give a damn |
Try’n' to raise a family |
End up the enemy |
Over what went down on the plains of Abraham |
Acadian driftwood |
Gypsy tail wind |
They call my home the land of snow |
Canadian cold front movin' in |
What a way to ride |
Oh, what a way to go |
Then some returned to the motherland |
The high command had them cast away |
And some stayed on to finish what they started |
They never parted |
They’re just built that way |
We had kin livin' south of the border |
They’re a little older and they’ve been around |
They wrote a letter life is a whole lot better |
So pull up your stakes, children and come on down |
Fifteen under zero when the day became a threat |
My clothes were wet and I was drenched to the bone |
Been out ice fishing, too much repetition |
Make a man wanna leave the only home he’s known |
Sailed out of the gulf headin' for Saint Pierre |
Nothin' to declare |
All we had was gone |
Broke down along the coast |
But what hurt the most |
When the people there said |
«You better keep movin' on» |
Everlasting summer filled with ill-content |
This government had us walkin' in chains |
This isn’t my turf |
This ain’t my season |
Can’t think of one good reason to remain |
We worked in the sugar fields up from New Orleans |
It was ever green up until the floods |
You could call it an omen |
Points ya where you’re goin' |
Set my compass north |
I got winter in my blood |
Acadian driftwood |
Gypsy tail wind |
They call my home the land of snow |
Canadian cold front movin' in |
What a way to ride |
Ah, what a way to go |