Wake in a cold sweat
Nightmare by my bed
Waiting for the rider
Wondering through my head
Cause I'm a long way from home
On the highway too long
Got road dust in my mouth
I need to head down south
And get back to the river
Back to the river
Oh back to the river
Back to the river to take my time
So i can think about the little ones
Keep them in my heart
Born in a bad storm
Ain't no good when we're apart
Well I'm miss their hugs
And chasing lighting bugs
They make me smile,but its gonna take a little while
To get back to the river,
Back to the river
Oh back to the river
Oh back to the river to take my time
There's a full moon rising out tonight
Might make be crazy but that all right
Long as I find some peace of mine
I'm going back to the river to take my time
Where there's a campfire going
Warm breezes blowing
Mose hanging from the trees
I'll have all that i need
When i get back to the river
Oh back to the river
Back to the river
Oh back to the river
Oh back now
Oh Lord I gotta gotta get back
Lord Lord back now
Back to the river
Oh back to the river right now
Oh oh
---