Well,
the hillbillies taught me how to play guitar
City slickers taught me how to be a star
I don't have either of them
down good yet
So I'm going to the lake
where I first got wet
Yeah, I'm goin' to the lake
where I first got wet
You had tough luck chasin'
low -down guys
You started out sour,
now you're pasteurized
You got the same pretty mouth
with a wiser tongue
I got radar ears, I can listen to some
I got radar ears, I can listen to you some
And I'm not gonna push it,
I don't wanna press
I'm not gonna put you
through some kinda test
I'm not lookin' for luster,
makin' up lies
But I just wanna meet you
by the silver lake side
I remember summertime
boys' camps,
blankets and trunks
I dreamed I had a stripper
in my upstairs bunk
I had a dirty kid in mind,
that's how I got through
I could never love a stripper
like the way I loved you
I could never love a stripper
like the way I loved you
I wished I had more heart,
I wished I stayed out of bars
And I wished I had a big shot
to sign my guitars
But a big shot's name is a
paint -thin scrawl
Couldn't play it anymore,
I'd have to hang it on the wall
Couldn't play it anymore,
I'd have to hang it on the wall
And I'm not gonna push you,
I don't wanna press
I'm not gonna put
you through some kind of test
I'm not looking for luster,
making up lies
But I just wanna meet you
by the silver Lakeside
The weather was dry and
the whiskey was good
And bad luck you up chucked it
like I knew you would
I said God give me home
I won't do this again
I said I won't be your preacher
but I will be your friend
When your mama finds you like this
you're sure gonna need a friend
We're all looking for something
if it isn't too much
Some are looking to tell
and some are looking to touch
There's a right time to talk
and a wrong way to rub
If I'm looking for something,
it must be your love
If I'm looking for something,
it must be for your love
And now the lake looks muddy,
it's supposed to be silver
I got stood up on the banks,
but I got to remember
Everything in this world's
got two or more sides
Like a woman, like a river,
like a Ferris wheel ride
Like a wo man, like a river,
like a ferris wheel ride
Come on down to the silver lake now
We got more to do than the
night will allow
You can stick your toes in the milky sand
We can rest our hearts where it all began
We can rest our hearts
where it all began
And I'm not gonna push you,
don't wanna press
I'm not gonna put you
through some kind of test
Not lookin' for lust or makin' up lies
But I just wanna meet you
by the silver lake side
you