"Bayou (By You)" lyrics
Close my eyes, back there again
Sunlight shining off your skin
Prettiest thing I'd ever seen
My red wine, redneck, river queen
You had me bait the hook and the throw the line
And my hands shook the whole damn time
Knew right then, you had reeled me in
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
I woulda held your hand with a tighter grip
Leaned in slow and kissed your lips
Unlike those fish
I'd have never let you go
I woulda married you right then and there
With God, the birds and the southern air
Take a honeymoon, right there, right where the river flows
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
And if you ever find yourself wanting to come home
You'll find me sitting there alone
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
Yeah, I'll spend forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
Oh the bayou, by you
Sunlight shining off your skin
Prettiest thing I'd ever seen
My red wine, redneck, river queen
You had me bait the hook and the throw the line
And my hands shook the whole damn time
Knew right then, you had reeled me in
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
I woulda held your hand with a tighter grip
Leaned in slow and kissed your lips
Unlike those fish
I'd have never let you go
I woulda married you right then and there
With God, the birds and the southern air
Take a honeymoon, right there, right where the river flows
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
And if you ever find yourself wanting to come home
You'll find me sitting there alone
On the bayou, by you
Everything made sense
On a Jon boat floating
In a neon sunset
High tide rolling in
On the bayou, time moves
Faster than the wind
If I'd had known that, it'd be gone
I'd do it all a little different
Cause, I'll be forever tryna get back to
Yeah, I'll spend forever tryna get back to
The bayou, by you
Oh the bayou, by you
