Riverside Slide Lyrics

Riverside Slide lyrics

One cold, black night of a Colorado winter 
It snowed on Red Mountain Pass 
We warned ev'rybody that the Slide was runnin' 
An' 5-5-Oh was a mess 
But outta the plowshed, south a' town 
Come a blade with a flashin' blue light 
We told that boy: "Whatever you do, 
Beware of the Riverslide Slide."  
 
Now that plow-jockey knew he had a job to do 
Been dodgin' them slides for years 
But we all knew, deep down inside, 
He was livin' with a thing called fear 
'Cause you don't mess around with an avalanche, son 
A lotta men tried, and died 
Yeah, you get them plows past Bear Creek Falls, 
You lookin' at the Riverside Slide  
 
Now all a' us folks around Ouray County 
Seen a lotta them cold, black nights 
When the only thing movin' is a big ol' plow 
Flashin' them weird blue lights 
You drive them snowplows around these parts 
You gotta have a real thick hide 
'Cause ya never quite know what time a' the night 
You gonna die in the Riverside Slide  
 
Well, it snowed six feet on the mountain that night 
An' we knew what was comin' on down 
An' so did the boy an' his flashin' blue light 
When he rolled that blade outta town 
Well, he took that plow up 5-5-Oh 
An' he felt it lean to one side 
An' before he knew it, he was buried alive 
At the bottom of the Riverside Slide  
 
Yeah, all a' us folks around Ouray County 
Seen a lotta them cold, black nights 
When the only thing movin' is a big ol' plow 
Flashin' them weird blue lights 
We found the boy in the early spring 
Still settin', the plow on its side 
Yeah, ya never quite know what time a' the night 
You gonna die in the Riverside Slide