Track Insight / Lyrics
You lean back on the cedar rail
The evening air is thick and stale
Your boots are caked in river clay
The golden hour fades to gray
The water turns a deeper shade
A heavy debt that must be paid
The crickets hum a steady beat
While you retreat from summer heat
Oh, the bayou blue light glows
Where the muddy river flows
Wash the salt from every bone
Find a place to call your own
The ferry boat is docked and still
The humid air begins to chill
You watch the cypress knees arise
Underneath the purple skies
The water turns a deeper shade
A heavy debt that must be paid
The crickets hum a steady beat
While you retreat from summer heat
Oh, the bayou blue light glows
Where the muddy river flows
Wash the salt from every bone
Find a place to call your own
You hold a glass of amber rye
And watch a lonely heron fly
The porch swing creaks a rusty song
Where you have belonged for so long
The lamp is dim but the oil is clear
The storm is far but the memory's near
Hold the line till the morning break
Count every ripple on the lake
Oh, the bayou blue light glows
Where the muddy river flows
Wash the salt from every bone
Find a place to call your own
The Spanish moss is hanging low
The slow tide tells you where to go
You close your eyes to feel the breeze
And let your heavy spirit freeze
Oh, the bayou blue light glows
Where the muddy river flows
Wash the salt from every bone
Find a place to call your own
Just let it flow.
Blue light, blue light.
Steady now.
