Got up this mornin rolled outta my bed
Put all my clothes in a bag my bandana on my head
Pulled my old boots on
Slipped out the back door
I got a long hike ahead of me down east 44
I'm heading back to the River
I'm goin back to my woods
To a place with a little bit of piece of mind
Back home on the River
Where these city lights don't shine
Ain't a thing to do but pass the time
Back home on the River
Break out my homegrown and some ten pound line
Take a break with ol red man and some sweet moonshine
Walk a trail as far as you can with no sidewalk around
Never step a foot off your own ground
Back home on the River
Way back in my woods
In a place with a little bit of piece of mind
Back home on the River
Where these city lights don't shine
Ain't a thing to do but pass the time
Back home on the River
Back home on the River
Way back in my woods
To a place with a little bit of piece of mind
Back home on the River
Where these city lights don't shine
Ain't a thing to do but pass the time
Back home on the River


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    i liked this version with its faster pace and rock tone beter than springsteens.

    since they're from pitt, think they might be referring to johnstown, pa, the conemaugh river, the fields in somerset, and the ligonier valley between the chestnut ridge and the laurel ridge? its nice to think so...

    joshs1ofakindxjon February 18, 2007   Link

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