Prompt:

[Verse 1] Daybreak slips through the kitchen blind Coffee in a thermos, tackle box by the door Boots on the porch and the truck in line We’re chasing that cool blue water once more The dock rope creaks, the jon boat slides A silver heron lifts from the reeds No better feeling than this whole wide tide With a pocketful of hope and a handful of needs [Chorus] We’re gonna eat good tonight When the river turns just right Flounder in the pan, reds on ice Sheepshead waiting on a bed of rice Raise your cup and pass that plate We got supper swimming in before it’s late From the first cast to the last porch light We’re gonna eat good tonight [Verse 2] Sun climbs hard but we’re already gone Skipping past the cypress, easing with the flow The tide is changing, pulling along That’s when the hungry ones start putting on a show Granddad said, “Watch where the current bends” Mama said, “Bring enough for everyone” So we mark the spot where the deep water ends And laugh when the first good hook comes undone [Chorus] We’re gonna eat good tonight When the river turns just right Flounder in the pan, reds on ice Sheepshead waiting on a bed of rice Raise your cup and pass that plate We got supper swimming in before it’s late From the first cast to the last porch light We’re gonna eat good tonight [Bridge] Let the heat roll over the cane Let the minnows scatter in the rain We don’t need much, just a little luck A sharp clean hook and a cooler in the truck [Final Chorus] We’re gonna eat good tonight When the river turns just right Flounder in the pan, reds on ice Sheepshead waiting on a bed of rice Call the neighbors, pull up a chair There’s a taste of the water in the smoky air From the first cast to the last porch light We’re gonna eat good tonight Yeah, we’re gonna eat good tonight [Outro] Daybreak, tide change, supper on the way Best kind of living is a fishing day