Текст песни David Alan Coe - Seven Mile Bridge, слова песни David Alan Coe

Текст песни David Alan Coe - Seven Mile Bridge

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By David Allan CoeDedicated to the wife`s of sailors everywhere and to the grandfather who never got to hear my stories and songs.YOU KNOW, AS A CHILD, HE HEARD TELL OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGETHAT CONNECTED ON MARATHON SHOREYES, AND IT WAS THE GATEWAY KEY WEST HIS GRANDPAHAD TOLD HIM TEN TIMES OR MORE.THE STORIES OF SOME SAILORS CURSE ON THE BRIDGEWHERE IT OPENS TO LET THE BOATS THROUGHBUT THE NATIVES ALL LAUGH AT GRANDPAS OLD STORIESAND SWEAR THAT IT JUST ISN`T TRUE NOW MOST OF THEM SAIL ACROSS TO MIAMIFROM THE EDGE OF THE BLUE WATER LINEWITH CRAWFISH AND SNAPPERS TO SELL AT THE MARKETFOR MONEY TO SPEND ON SOME WINETHEY ALWAYS CROSS THROUGH AT THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGEEXCEPT WHEN THE MOON COMES OUT FULLTHEY`RE NOT SUPERSTITIOUS THEY TELL YOU AS THEY AREREPEATING THAT OLD SEAMAN`S RULE WATCH OUT FOR THOSE OUTLAWS AND PIRATESLORD KNOWS THAT THEY`LL STEAL YOU BLINDDON`T MESS AROUND WITH THOSE CUTTHROATS AND THIEVESTHEY`RE ROBBERS AND KILLERS OF TIMEAND THERE`S NOTHING WORSE THAN AN OLD SAILORS CURSEON THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE WHERE YOU FINDTHEY`RE STEALING THE FUTURE AND MAKING BELIEVE THE PAST IS STILL SOMEWHERE BEHINDTHE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE , THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND HE FOUND A WOMAN WHO`D COME HERE FROM CUBASHE GAVE HIM A SON AND A DREAMTHEY LIVED IN A CONCH HOUSE SOMEWHERE ON STOCK ISLANDWITH THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE IN BETWEENSHED SPENT HER NIGHTS ON THE WINDOW WALK WONDERINGIF HE`D SAFELY PULL THROUGH THE STORMWHILE HE SPENT HIS MONEY ON PAINTED UP WOMENAND WHISKY TO KEEP HI BLOOD WARMTHEN HE`D GAMBLE ON CRAB RACES TILL HE WAS BROKEWHILE SHE SAT UP WAITING ALL NIGHTTHEN FELLING TOO GUILTY TO FACE HER AND TELL HER HE`D LOOK FOR SOME BULLY TO FIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINESJUST SOUTH OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE SHE WAITS AT THE WINDOW FOR SIGNS OF HIS SAILBOATAND TRIES NOT TO WORRIED THE KIDSSHE SNEAKS A FEW DRINKS FROM THE BOTTLE SHE HIDESFROM A HUSBAND THAT`S TO TIRED TO THINKWITH FEELINGS OF GUILT SHE PICKS UP THE BOTTLE AND POURS THE REMAINS IN THE SINKNOW SHE THINKS OF THE MEN THAT STARE AT HER BOLDLYTHEY KNOW SHE`S A WOMAN ALONEWITH FINGERS THAT TREMBLE SHE TOUCHES HER BODYAND WISHES HER MAN WOULD COME HOME NOW THE YEARS PASS SO QUICKLY FOR TIME IS A THIEFHIS SKIN LOOKS LIKE LEATHER BY NOWHIS WOMAN`S GOT FAT AND LOST ALL HER BEAUTYBUT, LORD, SHE`S LIVED UP TO HER VOWSHE LOOKS AT HER SON THAT`S GOING ON TWENTYHE`S READY TO LIVE HIS OWN LIFESHE HOPES HE CAN FIND A SEA WORTHY WOMANA SAILOR SURE NEEDS A GOOD WIFEWHY HE`S JUST LIKE HIS DADDY, SHE THINKS AS SHE WATCHESHIM WEAVING THOSE FISH NETS ALL DAYKNOWING THAT SOME TIME THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGEWILL TAKE HIM AND LEAD HIM ASTRAYHE MIGHT RETURN HIS WOMAN WOULD LEARNBROKE LIKE HIS DADDY AND DRUNKSHE WROTE DOWN SOME WORDS ON AN OLD PIECE OF SAIL CLOTHNAILED IT OVER HIS BUNKWHY THEN, SHE PACKED HIS SEA BAG AND FILLED UP HIS TRUNKHIS NEW WIFE WOULD WANT IT THAT WAYJUST BEFORE THE OLD MAN SHOOK THE YOUNGER LADS HANDTHESE ARE THE WORDS HE DID SAY

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Seven Mile Bridge

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