Dry Land

When I was a boy we used to go down to the river strip down and jump in fast jump out on the bank and shake and shiver It’s hard to understand when to float with the current when to stay on dry land The current’s fast and it’ll take you down in a hurry no, you won’t last boy, you’ll make your mamma worry if you don’t understand when to float with the current when to stay on dry land There’s so much you’ve never seen and so much to do that river’s gonna call your name yeah the river’s got a one-way ticket for you It’s icy cold When the snowmelt flows in the springtime Feet grow numb You can freeze to death in no time If you don’t understand When to float with the current When to stay on dry land Well, the rains will come they take the path of least resistance cut through the mountainside dig themselves a grave with their persistence but you must understand when to float with the current when to stay on dry land There’s so much you’ve never seen and so much to do that river’s gonna call your name yeah the river’s got a one-way ticket for me and you