to the river we go.

Verse 1

Broke down on the bayou road

Windows down and the cicadas loud

Pack the basket and the tangled line

Chase the current till we lose the time

Pre-Chorus

When the sun gets low and the herons call

I let the bank decide it all

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Post-Chorus

Go. go. go

Down where the willows know

Go. go. go

Verse 2

Mud on our heels and the paddle worn

Every bend a story newly born

Cane and cane and the shadow spills

Rush the rapid till the quiet stills

Pre-Chorus

When the fireflies blink and the night grows tall

I let the bank decide it all

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Post-Chorus

Go. go. go

Down where the willows know

Go. go. go

Bridge

Wade a little deeper

Breathe a little freer

Wade a little deeper

The river keeps the secret

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Outro

To the river

To the river we go

Verse 3

Twilight's gold on the mangrove line

Starboard cranes across the skyline

Salt-touched breeze and the lantern hum

Every turn is a kingdom won

Pre-Chorus

When the tide pulls in and the roosters call

I let the river run it all

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Post-Chorus

Go. go. go

Down where the willows know

Go. go. go

Verse 4

Palm fronds flicker in the amber glow

Cutlass moon on the water's show

Cast the net where the catfish glide

Hold the rudder, let the current slide

Pre-Chorus

When the morning bends and the egrets call

I let the river answer all

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Post-Chorus

Go. go. go

Down where the willows know

Go. go. go

Bridge

Oars up high

Drift with the tide

Oars up high

The river keeps us alive

Oars up high (higher)

Drift with the tide (with the tide)

Oars up high (higher)

The river keeps us alive

Guitar Solo

Chorus

To the river we go

Where the water runs slow

And the moss hangs low

To the river we go

Post-Chorus

Go. go. go

Down where the willows know

Go. go. go

Outro

To the river

To the river we go

To the river

To the river we go

We go

We go