Ode To The River Lyrics

Ole boy went sailing down the river

To find a new place to live

To start a new life

Find a pretty little lady

Make some pretty little kids

So he sailed on down to Florida

To get his taste of the beach

For such magical sights

Who'd thought a soul would be so mean

He thought heading opposite his old mate

Would be the right way to go

But all a lonely man attracts

Are just other lost, lonely souls

So grab a hold of you lover

Let them into your mind

Give them time to think it over

Before this world eats you/them alive

You leave them far behind

Then he hopped a plane to Phoenix

To breathe the desert air

Saw the most beautiful girls in the world

But he/they didn't seem to care

Got a call from back home

Saying "this is are shot"

So after a backhand to the face

Another plane our ole boy hopped

He came home to a con man

Had to catch up on the bills

Lost sight of himself again

In Wichita still

So goes the story of an old boy

Sailing down the river deep

Putting his dreams in his back pocket

He falls down and lies to sleep