Take Me to the Bayou
[Verse 1]
Mud on the tire
Moon on the cypress
Your screen door creaks
When the night gets quiet
You say my name
Like you know the road
I follow your light
To the place I know
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the boats
Past the pines
Past the bend
Where the river slides
Take my hand
Don’t ask why
I’m already gone
When you say “this side”
[Chorus]
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
Let the water raise us up
Let the whole world lose us
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
I’ll go anywhere you go
If you take me to the bayou
[Verse 2]
Black cat crossing
By the fish shack gate
Red beans simmer
On a chipped white plate
Your laugh rolls out
Like a front porch swing
I’d trade my wheels
For your old tin ring
[Pre-Chorus]
Past the boats
Past the pines
Past the bend
Where the river slides
Take my hand
Don’t ask why
I’m already gone
When you say “this side”
[Chorus]
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
Let the water raise us up
Let the whole world lose us
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
I’ll go anywhere you go
If you take me to the bayou
[Bridge]
Let the night fall slow
Let the dogs all bark
Let the reeds lean low
Let it leave its mark
If the world keeps score
Let it count me gone
With your hand in mine
I can stay where I belong
[Chorus]
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
Let the water raise us up
Let the whole world lose us
Take me to the bayou
Take me to the bayou
I’ll go anywhere you go
If you take me to the bayou
