Boat Man from Letting Go by The Highway Companion
Tracklist
| 7. | Boat Man | 4:31 |
Lyrics
He was a career man
Part time at the tables
Seemed like he was on the riverboat most of our lives
Working for the union
Days pulling cable
But he was on the river
Most of his nights
Knew every way to twenty one
Lockbox and a loaded gun
He'd clean that Beretta every Tuesday night
On the lean weeks found a poker room
Hot streaks at high noon
Gin and tonic on a carpet colored pink, yellow and blue
Friday night by the TV's light
While momma's in the kitchen trying not to cry
Broken pride
While we spent most of our lives
Hoping he'd have a good night
So he'd come home
Happy
Every dealer had him on a list
Pit bosses and waitresses
Momma called the number put a stop to his shit
She caught a beating she won't forget
Spent the night at Barnes Jewish
After that I never saw them two coexist
Started getting calls from bookies
He started betting on the sports teams
Daddy put our money on the Raiders in '03
It's hard to really miss him
When I barely even knew him
He might get parole in 2018
