You watch her pace the splintered boards at dusk
Calico coat caught in the cypress husk
Bayou breath smells thick as molasses sweet
Spanish moss hangs low above your feet
Bayou Calico tangled in the grain
She don't want your fare or your pocket change
Porch light paints her fur in amber stain
Just a quiet minute on the cypress fringe
Gator eyes glow gold in water black
Dragonflies stitch air with no turning back
You've hauled drunk preachers and gamblers alike
This stray knows trouble when she sees a type
Bayou Calico tangled in the grain
She don't want your fare or your pocket change
Porch light paints her fur in amber stain
Just a quiet minute on the cypress fringe
Magnolia petals drop on rusted screen
Thunder rolls in slow like diesel machine
She arches back a question in her throat
You've learned to read the signs that matter most
Bayou Calico tangled in the grain
She don't want your fare or your pocket change
Porch light paints her fur in amber stain
Just a quiet minute on the cypress fringe
Keys sit quiet in the ignition slot
Radio plays static nothing caught
You'll wait until she frees her tangled paw
Then drive the long road past the cypress draw
Bayou Calico tangled in the grain
She don't want your fare or your pocket change
Porch light paints her fur in amber stain
Just a quiet minute on the cypress fringe
Bayou Calico tangled in the grain
She don't want your fare or your pocket change
