Вступление
As recorded by Van Plating feat. Elizabeth Cook
(2023 release)
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The soul of country rock 'n' roll lives
Down the street from me
Do ya feel that swaying kick drum
Pulsing on the heat?
The mighty heron soars across
The lines of gold & blue
Close your eyes
Let your hands keep time
To the sky kings wingin’ beat
[Chorus]
Take me back
To the cold spring water
Flowers on the highway
An engineers daughter
Alligators snap
And the kite bird sings
Fiddle on deck
Steel banjo strings
We sang safe at home
On the Suwannee River
Ragtime Ann with an Alabama quiver
Long hot days with the bluegrass band
Comin’ up young in the Seminole's land
[Verse 2]
Those ghosts are always with me and
I hope they never leave
That little White House in the oak trees
A band that don’t ever sleep
I filled my arms with highway phlox
My heart burst into song
Picked up my fiddle standin in the middle
I learned to play along
[Chorus]
Take me back
To the cold spring water
Flowers on the highway
An engineers daughter
Alligators snap
And the kite bird sings
Fiddle on deck
Steel banjo strings
We sang safe at home
On the Suwannee River
Ragtime Ann with an Alabama quiver
Long hot days with the bluegrass band
Comin’ up young in the Seminole's land
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
I’ve been up and down this highland scrub
For a couple decades now
Trying to see what I’ve been missin’
Fit my bones into the mission
So I rode along the A1A
Looking for a hint to come my way
A billboard I could stand on
A rock these boots could dance on
[Chorus]
Take me back
To the cold spring water
Flowers on the highway
An engineers daughter
Alligators snap
And the kite bird sings
Fiddle on deck
Steel banjo strings
We sang safe at home
On the Suwannee River
Ragtime Ann with an Alabama quiver
Long hot days with the bluegrass band
Comin’ up young in the Seminole's land
[Outro]