Copper sky turns into gold
Wooden porch is gray and old
Cypress knees break through the mud
Salty water in the blood
He circles low above the pine
Crossing over every line
Waiting for the light to fade
In the heavy humid shade
White wings cutting through the black
Once he goes he won't come back
Searching for a silver sound
Swooping low above the ground
Yellow eyes like burning glass
Watching all the minutes pass
Feathers white as bleached out bone
Sailing through the night alone
He circles low above the pine
Crossing over every line
Waiting for the light to fade
In the heavy humid shade
White wings cutting through the black
Once he goes he won't come back
Searching for a silver sound
Swooping low above the ground
Spanish moss hangs like a veil
Moonlight makes the river pale
Old porch boards begin to creak
Searching for the prey he seeks
High above the muddy flow
Where the heavy lilies grow
Hold your breath and close your eyes
Underneath the velvet skies
White wings cutting through the black
Once he goes he won't come back
Searching for a silver sound
Swooping low above the ground
Dusk is gone the air is chill
Everything is standing still
One last glide across the wood
Hunting where the cedar stood
White wings cutting through the black
Once he goes he won't come back
Searching for a silver sound
Swooping low above the ground
Ghost of the bayou.
Ghost of the bayou.
Swooping low.
Ghost of the bayou.