Burnt Coat Harbor
Steve Saunders
I can see diamonds on the water
I can feel the deep sea call
living here can't be much harder
but it ain't easy to give it up at all
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It's my life out on the water (our)
I do my farming out in the bay (we)
living all year in Burnt Coat Harbor
I'm still here when the rest go away (we're)
Don't know the reason we"re drawn to Island of the Swans
Some have been coming here since before they were born
In and out of season it's clear this is where they belong
Some will remain here where their shoes have worn
Chorus
Bridge
The winter wind comes tearing in and cuts you like a cleaver
no one knows how the soul still grows but you know we're still believers
For years and years we preserved to carry on a little longer
We've almost been killed and then healed to remain a little stronger
Chorus