gretchen peters – black ribbons lyrics
[verse 1]
i built this house with my bare hands
on the sh0r-s of louisian
took my sweet cher jolie-ann
for my own – my very own
now every man has got his pride
i tried to shelter and provide
but i can’t stop this poison tide
rollin’ in – rollin’ in
[chorus]
now i’ve nothing left to give her
no answer to her prayers
black ribbons on the water
black ribbons for her hair
[verse 2]
came the wind, came the rain
we defied that hurricane
and we built this house again
stone by stone – stone by stone
but in the gulf of mexico
5000 feet below
oh the devil’s blood it flows
on and on – on and on
[chorus]
[bridge]
oh how her eyes they used to shine
fairest in evangeline
now they stare so cold and blind
through my soul – oh lord my soul
[outro]
she was tangled in the saltgr-ss
not a bullet left to spare
black ribbons on the water
black ribbons for her hair
Random Lyrics
- david frizzell & shelly west – you’re the reason god made oklahoma lyrics
- chris lowe (2) – get it goin’ on lyrics
- le kid – parti de rien lyrics
- vicente fernández – ya me voy para siempre lyrics
- cha cha – new millennium (what cha wanna do) lyrics
- boo-yaa t.r.i.b.e – another body murdered lyrics
- massiv – intro (9mm) lyrics
- code poets – control myself lyrics
- b.g. (baby gangsta) – with tha b.g. lyrics
- ceelo green – merry christmas, baby lyrics