Well I'm headed down from Minnesota on that Mississippi line I done been gone for so long, I lost track of the time Oh, livin' out on the land catchin' light, just tryin' to survive I gotta make it down to New Orleans, I got that bayou city on my mind Whenever I left she said "hey, everything is just fine" But to make it out alive I know a fish better bite on my line Well it's been a long time since we've talked, I just wanna tell her everything is alright I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight Yeah you know I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight Now I made it down about to Tennessee where the stretches are wide I might have to stop a minute in Memphis and eat the best barbecue that I can find Oh but you know I gotta keep a'goin' I gotta keep pressing on If Imma see my baby down in New Orleans then I got to get gone Whenever I left she said "hey, everything is just fine" But to make it out alive I know a fish better bite on my line Well it's been a long time since we've talked, I just wanna tell her everything is alright I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight Yeah you know I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight Just give me T9 functions and one bar Let that wireless message go far, far, far Send it up to the moon, and around to the stars Just gotta get it back to you baby, wherever you are Whenever I left she said "hey, everything is just fine" But to make it out alive I know a fish better bite on my line Well it's been a long time since we've talked, I just wanna tell her everything is alright I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight Yeah you know I miss my baby girl so I'll text her on the river tonight

I'm glad to be by the ocean, to feel the gentle water's tide I'm glad to be by the ocean, where the sky stretches on for miles The waves rollin' on in, the water touchin' my skin I'm glad to be by the ocean on the sand where my hopes resides I'm glad to be in the mountains, to feel the breeze blowing at my side I'm glad to be in the mountains, 'round a fire on a cold cold night A blue moon overhead, a new trail to be tread I'm glad to be in the mountains, up so high I leave my fears behind I'm glad to be with those who love me, to share the warm embrace of my kin I'm glad to be with those who love me, just hangin' out with my friends We can talk or we can just be still, we can laugh or we can share our fears I'm glad to be with those who love me, they're the ones that I always want near But most of all, I'm glad to be by my baby, with I'm with her everything is all right I'm glad to be by my baby, when I'm with her my fears take flight The sky ain't blue without you, I get lost like a loose tooth I'm glad to be my by baby she's the one that makes me feel alright I'm glad to be by my baby she's the one that makes me feel alright

Weary eyes, a fragile disguise North Star, shining bright Shine on through the night Shine on till I'm tired Blue and white in the night North Star shining bright Lead me on to where I might Find my way, find my way To where I belong Mountains high and rivers deep Snow in the air frost at my feet I don't know what I'm gonna eat I just know I will never retreat Blue and white in the night North Star shining bright Lead me on to where I might Find my way, find my way To where I belong And the truth is I would never sing this song If I didn't have faith in where I belong I wouldn't take a breath or another stride If I didn't believe in the roads I've trod Blue and white in the night North Star shining bright Lead me on to where I might Find my way, find my way To where I belong Find my way, find my way To where I belong

Walking through the trees, disillusioned Trying in my mind to find a conclusion What does it mean to be educated? What does it mean to be emancipated? I got a love of nothing, nothing at all I got a love of nothing, nothing at all It's bound to break and bound to fall I got a love of nothing, nothing at all Chained to a stack of books and a check in the mail Chained to a position and the place from where I hail Chained like ole Marley to his deeds A million ways to be chained but one to be free We just gotta love something, anything at all Just gotta love something, anything at all Even though its bound to break and bound to fall We just gotta love something, anything at all We spend our days trying to phrase questions in a thousand ways But we never find the answers to them We spend our lives in uncertainty, but one true thing that I can see Is that love is worth more than anything Love is worth more than anything More than all, more love matters More than an education, more than climbing the corporate ladder On your death bed, which will you regret of the above Not enough money? Or not enough love? We just gotta love something, anything at all Just gotta love something, anything at all Even though its bound to break and bound to fall We just gotta love something, anything at all Just gotta love something, anything at all

Dropped out of the sky, crashed in the sand Picked my self up by my boot straps, try to figure out where I am Lookin' to the sun, lookin' for life Lookin' for water, lookin' for a way to survive Over there I see a city with flashing lights Neon and golden streets I think that this could be my night Lost in desert catacombs This place is not my home This place, this place is not my home I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place, this place is not my home You know I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place is not my home Walk into the city streets, gaze from the sky to my feet Checking my vital signs, making sure I'm still alive Feeling dirty looks towards me from shadows I cannot see Feeling the buildings tall, just like a crumbling wall Walking down 7th street, feel the fear close around me Too many busy people, too many dirty steps Lost in city streets unknown This place is not my home This place, this place is not my home I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place, this place is not my home You know I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place is not my home Strayed out of the city lights into a starry night Walk into the country side through the apple trees Beauty surrounds me as far as the eye can see But, a feeling overcomes me that's hard to key Truth is I's born without a country, a place, or a time So destined to ramble this world am I Lost in paradise's throws This place is not my home This place, this place is not my home I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place, this place is not my home You know I'm bound, I'm bound, I'm bound to roam This place is not my home

I was only a young one when I found my true love I had woken up scared early in the morn Time was irrelevant, locked up like a skeleton Training hard to teach my hands how to stand upright I learned to play this old guitar, found that it could take me far Not to fame or fortune, but far into my mind Discoverin' things about me that I just could never see 'Till the pen met the paper, and fingers met the strings How can you know what is really in your soul? How can you see 'till you just guess and try to find out just how to be free? Sometimes I feel lost again, just bones like that skeleton Sometimes I don't know where to go, or even what to do That's when I pick up that ole guitar, hum a verse and play a bar Finding joy in a song that makes me feel brand new Sometimes I need a quiet walk or a listening ear for when I talk Sometimes I let a prayer float up around the moon The truth is I can't tell you what exactly you should do But, whatever makes you feel alive, that's what you should pursue How can you know what is really in your soul? How can you see 'till you just guess and try to find out just how to be free? How can you know what is really in your soul? How can you see 'till you just guess and try to find out just how to be free?

Oh, you know the rains fell, fell down on me Oh, you know the floods rose, rose up on me Water was up to my neck, over my eyes I couldn't see But I don't care how high it gets, you still know where you can find me Oh, I'll be by the river Oh, I'll be by the river When I can't move on any longer You'll find me here by the River John Oh, the earth it shook, shook below my feet Oh, the fire rages, rages all around me The earth crumblin' around me, no place to move nowhere to stand But, even if I can't move on my own, you'll find me down by the sand in the end Oh, I'll be by the river Oh, I'll be by the river When I can't move on any longer You'll find me here by the River John You'll find me here by the River John