We sat down by the river with our poles in hand Telling lies about the summer, making songs, and making plans He said, if you're down for the ride, i'll take you there To a place i know i've gone throughout the years Where you can forget your life and all that day to day Yeah , we'll be living that southern way We walked down the broken highway with our poles in hand On our way to the simple,making songs, and makeing Plans He said, if you're down for the ride, i'll take you there To a place i know i've gone throughout the years Where you can forget your life and all that day to day Yeah , we'll be living that southern way Isat down on the pavement and put my face in my hands I lost a fried and could have saved him maybe some day be'll live again. He said, if you're down for the ride, i'll take you there To a place i know i've gone throughout the years Where you can forget your life and all that day to day Yeah , we'll be living that southern way