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''