alaska or bust

margie

won't you listen to an old man's wish

they say it's mighty pretty in alaska

my daddy used to talk about those deep sea fish

so there's something

darling

that i wanna ask you

so don't you turn me down

in the morning we would listen to the cattle calling

lowing in the land of okeechobee

where it's flatter than the cardboard on the carport floor

and the cattails seem to wave just like they know me

ah

but enoch in the tackle shop

goes on about the salmon caught

the time he and his brother sailed to juneau

so get in

i'll do the driving

the bag's already packed and in the truck

margie

get in

put down those dishes

the town will see us go if we're in luck

so come on

it's alaska or bust

i've been holding down this farm that daddy left me

darling

the kids have married off and moved away

and the doctor says i'm healthy for an old man dying

well enough to seize another day

so get in

i'll do the driving

your bag's already packed and in the truck

margie get it

these bones are dry

i've been running

but the cancer's catching up

so come on

it's alaska or bust

there were days when i imagined that the clouds were mountains

towering above the rolling ocean

and i was sailing on my tractor

turning hay out in the pasture

catching salmon of my own while i was mowing

so get in

i'll do the driving

your bag's already packed and in the truck

margie get in

there's not much time

i've been running

but the cancer's catching up

the town will see us go if we're in luck

so come on

it's alaska or bust