Same Ol' River

Wish that I could be an Indian

On a painted pony so fast

No one could ever catch me

Or get caught up in my past

I'd ride across many rivers

Use many moons to tell the times

Then I'd tell all the young warriors

Many moons ago this was mine, all mine

Same ol' river, same ol' sea

Same ol' waters rushing over me

Same ol' Moon, same ol' Sun

Same ol' race that we've always run

Same ol' race that we've always run

Wish that I could be a pirate

I'd like to sail the ocean blue

Way before them big liners

Started sailing them too

I'd bury most of my treasure

So I would leave a big hole

And the only real sense of pleasure that I'd get

Is sailin' free in my soul

Same ol' river, same ol' sea

Same ol' waters rushing over me

Same ol' Moon, same ol' Sun

Same ol' race that we've always run

Same ol' race that we've always run

Wish that I could be a slave

Doesn't really matter what kind

I'd sing a song for fallen angels

Try and be free in my mind

Then, when no one wasn't lookin'

Well, I'd drop my heartless plow

I'd find my own contemporaries

And I'd wipe the shame from their brow

Same ol' river, same ol' sea

Same ol' waters rushing over me

Same ol' Moon, same ol' Sun

Same ol' race that we've always run

Same ol' race that we've always run

Y'all know Jerry Douglas?

Wish that I could be an outlaw

Runnin' from the law sometimes

No vigilante against the seasons

But I can't help but read why

I'd always keep my revolver

Steady and fast at my side

And I'd rob a train bound for glory

'Cause I thought I needed a ride

Same ol' river, same ol' sea

Same ol' waters rushing over me

Same ol' Moon, same ol' Sun

Same ol' race that we've always run

Same ol' race that we've always run

So many things I ain't never done, yeah!