Roll Tennessee River

(album: Step On Out - 1985)

Well I might have a big ol' catfish cooking on the stove
I might be sitting out in front porch swing
But when I hear that diesel whine it's time to pack my ol' guitar
Saying goodbye river I'll see you in my dreams

I'm motoring up to Detroit City
Then I'm headed south to try to burn Atlanta down
Singing the songs that I wrote on a flat bottomed boat
Living on the Tennessee River in the heart of Alabam'

Roll Tennessee River
(Keep On) Rolling through my soul
Roll Tennessee River
(Won't You) Go with me wherever I go

Well I might be anywhere from Maine to California
Sitting in some hotel room so cold
Watching the world go by in a rush
From the window of a bus
Thinking about my baby in Muscle Shoals

I'm gonna be up rocking all night in New York City
Then I'm going down to play the blues in Lousiann'
North and south, it's all the same
Faces with no name
Giving me smiles to take back home to Alabam'

I can hear that river bank calling
I can feel that current running strong
In every song
In every song