Gulf Coast Highway by Daniel Flowers, Danny Flowers, James H. Brown Jr., James Hooker and Nanci Griffith Sung by Emmylou Harris with Willie Nelson C F C Gulf Coast Highway he worked the rails F He worked the rice fields with their cool dark wells Am G7 C He worked the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico F C G7 C The only thing he's ever known is this old house here by the road Am G7 C And when he dies he says he'll catch some blackbird's wing F C G7 C He will fly away to heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring F C She walked through spring time when I was home F The days were sweet our nights were warm Am G7 C The seasons change the jobs will come the flowers fade F C G7 C And this old house felt so alone when the work took me away Am G7 C And when she dies she says she'll catch some blackbird's wing F C G7 C She will fly away to heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring F C Highway ninety the jobs are gone F We tend our garden we set the sun Am G7 C This is the only place on earth blue bonnets grow F C G7 C Once a year they come and go at this old house here by the road Am G7 C And when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing F C G7 C We’ll fly away to heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring Am G7 C Yes when we die we say we'll catch some blackbird's wing F C G7 C We’ll fly away to heaven come some sweet blue bonnet spring