Steelhead Trout

Out in the sun, workin' on the dam,
I look down at the riverbed
Swirlin', twirlin' with the current,
there was a two-foot Steelhead
Rainbow shinin' through the muddy waters,
t smells just like a pulp mill
It just jumped just a little
and it made a ripple that drifted to the Pacific

Steelhead trout push up stream,
spawning in the spring
Climb the ladder on the dam,
won't stop for anything
Only death can stop the Steelhead

When I make time to spend up the river,
and I wonder will it ever come back again
Salmon go to die and the headwater's high
but the Steelhead come back again
At my lunch break I'll have a drink
and then I'll take a swim
And I feel the minnows nip at my toes
and I wonder if they'll ever come back again

Steelhead trout push up stream,
spawning in the spring
Climb the ladder on the dam, won't stop for anything
Only death can stop the Steelhead

Steelhead trout push up stream,
spawning in the spring
Climb the ladder on the dam,
won't stop for anything
Only death can stop the--
Steelhead trout push up stream,
spawning in the spring
Climb the ladder on the dam,
won't stop for anything
Only death can stop the Steelhead
Only death can stop the Steelhead
Only death can stop the Steelhead