Dust kicks up on highway nine
Thumb out catching morning line
Camera strap cuts shoulder bone
Three rolls left to call my own
Calico cat on splintered wood
Watching water turn to mud
Orange black white in twilight
Stays through dusk and stays through night
Spanish moss drapes cypress knees
Mosquitoes whine in humid breeze
Shutter clicks a frozen frame
Cat don't care about my name
Calico cat on splintered wood
Watching water turn to mud
Orange black white in twilight
Stays through dusk and stays through night
Crab traps rot on muddy bank
Boat hull sinking slow and blank
Cat stretches paws on weathered rail
Tail flicks once a lazy tale
Calico cat on splintered wood
Watching water turn to mud
Orange black white in twilight
Stays through dusk and stays through night
Flashlight beam cuts through the trees
Headlights sweep the porch with ease
Deputy asks where I been
I just grin and pack again
Bayou never asks or keeps
Water runs dark and deep
Cat sits still and doesn't leave
Only dream I still believe
Bus tires hiss on wet asphalt
Cat stays put while engines cough
One last frame through dirty glass
Calico watching seasons pass
Calico cat on splintered wood
Watching water turn to mud
Orange black white in twilight
Stays through dusk and stays through night
Stays through dusk and stays through night
Shutter clicks one final time
Calico stays in her time
