Wasi River Bluegrass Blues

[Verse 1]
Well I saw an ad on Facebook, made me stop and stare
Some river folks in Wasi got a bridge for sale up there
Thirty thousand dollars for seventy feet of steel
Said "bring a crane and your final nerve" – Lord, that's a hell of a deal

[Chorus]
Got them Wasi River blues, thirty tonnes of iron pain
Got them Wasi River blues, need a crane and half a brain
When your grandkids ask you why, son, you just shake your head and cry
"I bought a bridge on Facebook" – that's the Wasi River blues

[Verse 2]
He says it's rail-grade hubris, been sittin' since '03
Engineered for eighty tonnes and your emotional debris
Don't message him for small talk, don't ask if it's still there
Unless you got a float truck and you really, truly care

[Chorus]
Got them Wasi River blues, thirty tonnes of iron pain
Got them Wasi River blues, need a crane and half a brain
When your grandkids ask you why, son, you just shake your head and cry
"I bought a bridge on Facebook" – that's the Wasi River blues

[Bridge]
Could build a road to glory, or a driveway made of dreams
Could cross the bends of Wasi doubt, or so the seller seems
But when the crane truck pulls away, and you're standin' all alone
With seventy feet of steel and debt, you'll wish you'd stayed at home

[Final Chorus]
Got them Wasi River blues, singin' songs of what I've done
Got them Wasi River blues, bought a bridge that weighs a ton
Now it's sittin' in my pasture, and the neighbors drive on by
Sayin' "there's the fool who bought that bridge" – that's the Wasi River blues
Yeah, that's the Wasi River blues
(Harmonica outro fading into the distance like common sense)