"To The River" lyrics

Somewhere way down south
In the cotton fields
On Route sixty-one
Where the blues are real
I took an old guitar
Harmonica
To the river

Mellow voices
Sang out in the night
Acapella
And it fit so right
I took a song I found
I took my burden down
To the river

To the river
River running free
Always changing
Changing you and me
Running far and wide
As the eye can see
To the river

Across the mountains
To the city streets
Across the ocean
Came this shufflin' beat
All around the world
Everybody turned
To the river

To the river
River running free
Always moving
Running wild and free
Takes me right down to
The deepest part of me
To the river

To the river
Back to the river
To the river
All back the river

Now there's nothing
And this well's run dry
No more voices
Singing in the night
But I still go there
Just to ease my mind
To the river

And I hear a stirring
Blowing in the wind
Something's changing
Something new begins
The world's returning
Back again
To the river

Back to the river
River running free
Always changing
Changing you and me
Running far and wide
As the eye can see
To the river

To the river
Moving under me
Always moving
Running wild and free
Takes me way down deep
To the deepest part of me
To the river

To the river
Back to the river
To the river
To the river (Alright)

Now I'm gonna go back
Right back
I wanna go right back
Yeah we gonna go back
Right back
Right back to the river
Where I began
With just an old guitar
A harmonica
Singing acapella
There by the river, son

I'm gonna take you back
Way back