[Verse 1]
Alarm at four
Thermos burns my hand
Truck bed full of mud
Dog whining
He Understands
Decoys clack
Shot shells on the seat
Fog rolls down the river
Boots hit the frozen sleet
[Pre-Chorus]
Breath in the dark
I feel it rise
Heart like a hammer under gray-black skies
[Chorus]
This is a waterfowler’s life
Cold wind
Black sky
Gun smoke in my eyes
Feathers in the tail gate lights
We live for the call and the break of light
This is a waterfowler’s life
Burning our names in the morning sky
Yeah
We were born for the blind and the flight
This is a waterfowler’s life
[Verse 2]
Camo face
Frozen in a grin
Mallards swing wide
Let the first pass in
“Take ’em!” shout
World slows to a crawl
Three shots
Echoes
Hands shake from the haul
[Pre-Chorus]
Blood on my knuckles
Mud on my blind
Salt in my coffee
Fire in my eyes
[Chorus]
This is a waterfowler’s life
Cold wind
Black sky
Gun smoke in my eyes
Feathers in the tailgate light
We live for the call and the break of light
This is a waterfowler’s life
Burning our names in the morning sky
Yeah
We were born for the blind and the flight
This is a waterfowler’s life
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
We’re the ghosts in the reeds
We’re the guns in the trees (hey!)
Frostbit fingers
Won’t bring us to our knees
[full voice]
From teal in September
To that late season flight
We Take our guns
Chasing the 41
Until it’s done
[guitar solo]
[Chorus]
This is a waterfowler’s life
Cold wind
Black sky
Gun smoke in my eyes
Feathers in the tailgate light
We live for the call and the break of light
This is a waterfowler’s life
Burning our names in the morning sky
Yeah
We were born for the blind and the flight
This is a waterfowler’s life
