Shovels & Rope - The Last Hawk lyrics

[Verse 1] I hadn't seen the place since '68 When we all got high and we rolled that tape We were holed up waiting for a call from the man Who had crashed his bike and gave birth to the band I frowned and bend in my special way Told my daddy I was gonna teach them boys to play 'Cause sometimes you know what you know Well, you're never gonna learn if you can't let go [Chorus] I am the last hawk Flying over Woodstock This is my last stop 'Fore I'm on my way [Verse 2] They say if you've never been to Saugerties Then you've never heard the wind whisper through the trees Never known work 'til you've worked holes in your knees And I betcha you've never heard any songs like these They dragged our name through the mud out there It didn't feel right, and it didn't feel fair 'Cause that loud rock and roll was too much to bear For the soft-hearted poets down in Harvard Square Lee got tired, spit and swear Went floating down a river to a rig somewhere 'Cause sometimes you know what you know Well, you're never gonna learn if you can't let go [Chorus] I am the last hawk Flying over Woodstock I can see the tree tops Praying for the rain This is my last stop I'm gonna take a long walk 'Fore I take my boots off I'll see you 'round the way [Bridge] This may be the last I see Of that rotten old house down in Saugerties And I was here and I made a mighty stand But I may never stand right there again Play a sweet song on these old keys And I hope y'all might remember me 'Cause all that time is here and gone Won't be no one left to carry it on [Verse 3] From my piano bench I saw it all From the great ascension to the mighty fall How could anyone know what we sang that day Would tear your heart apart this way All my brothers, they have flown away But I've still got something left that I want to say It's that sometimes you know what you know And you'll never be free if you can't let go [Chorus] I am the last hawk Flying over Woodstock I can see the tree tops Praying for the rain This is my last stop I'm going to take a long walk 'Fore I take my boots off I'll see you 'round the way [x3]