Big West Lyrics

You know, I always liked wildlife, I always liked the outdoors

But I was used to mountains and clear water

And streams like that

And I'd been out in the Rockies chasing bighorn sheep for about two years

When one of my stock photo agents asked me if I had some pictures of Bayou Pigeon

For a Time Life book called "The Bayous" that was just about to come out

And he figured since I-I lived here, I would have it

Well, I had never been in the Atchafalaya except crossing Highway 190

So, I called him and said I'd go out and shoot it and he said

Well, the deadline's tomorrow, so, you don't even have time to get your film developed

Well, I decided to go anyway, so I drove around the entire Atchafalaya on the levee

It took me three days

And I said, "Wow, I gotta get in a boat and get out there"

So, I got in my canoe, started paddling around

And it was just like a wilderness paradise

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

A kick of the dirt, she set years into motion

As long as she's here, there will always be somewhere to go

But the end of the earth is slowly approaching

I'm thinking of him, holding still like a portrait

The cuts on his back, he's as strong as a fortress

Words like a blur, he can never say what he means

The blood on his hands, glowing red like a potion

He's looking for her, as she comes into focus

Breath in the air and the tension is potent

A memory there, but he can't remember what

If it's about her, then it must be important

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

Until I'm the ground underneath her

She'll be with me all my life

10,000 miles just to see her

Silver clouds through rays of light

The wind carries my voice to seek her

Soaring over the state lines

Praying that one day I can reach her

But the west still seems so wide

Somehow I knew she'd be there

Standing under southern skies

I wish I came more prepared

It's so hard to get things right

The years that I have don't seem fair

To know her needs way more time

The years that I have don't seem fair

To know her needs way more time

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

I'm thinking of her from over the ocean

You know, I've crossed that bridge

But wow, that's beautiful