Tom Flannery - Pettigrew lyrics

Word has filtered through that the bridge has gone down Now I'm a man with a family and there ain't no more high ground Came in with a grudge and a G.I. loan Spilt my own blood for my Daddy's home We'll the clouds are like the stranger you see everyday Maybe throw 'em a drink and be on your way Then like a child crying in the middle of the night You open up your eyes you know something ain't right Blind man's blues reach out reach out for them all But they're all boarded up inside them same four walls Telephone rings in an empty room does it make a sound Working boots in the hallway never touch the ground Never touch the ground Now my wife she's known me since we were 18 She said 'Sonny this ain't nothing we ain't ever seen Say goodbye to heaven and we'll blow them all to hell Then we'll have another family story to tell I got this rifle scope pointed out towards the dawn Sheriff says now boy what's all this carrying on The men that you're looking for they ain't got no name They just filter through like the dirty rain Like the dirty rain I said Sheriff my name, my name is Pettigrew And that's all this family ever knew Dug my daddy's grave with unsteady hands There just ain't no man gonna take my land Just ain't no man gonna take my land