Red Dirt Name

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Drove out past the county line

Windows down the canyon air

Mama said don't stay too long

I never told her where I'd go

Packed a bag and half a plan

Left the porch light burning low

Pre-Chorus

And the highway hummed a steady tune

Underneath an orange moon

Chorus

Take me where the river runs

Take me where the river runs

Let the red dirt hold my name

I ain't coming back the same

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Verse 2

Met a girl in Santa Cruz

She could play a mean twelve-string

Told me stories about her dad

How he drove a truck for years

We sang until the morning came

Then we laughed away the tears

Pre-Chorus

And the ocean kept a steady time

Like a heartbeat in my mind

Chorus

Take me where the river runs

Take me where the river runs

Let the red dirt hold my name

I ain't coming back the same

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Bridge

Summer faded fast that year

I called home from a roadside phone

Mama cried and said come back

I said I'm not ready yet

Not ready yet

Guitar Solo

Chorus

Take me where the river runs

Take me where the river runs

Let the red dirt hold my name

I ain't coming back the same

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Chorus

Take me where the river runs

Take me where the river runs

Let the red dirt hold my name

I ain't coming back the same

Post-Chorus

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh