I can smell the wood fire burnin'
Hear the children laughin'
where the cool green river winds
I can hear my mama prayin' in the
Almost touch the memories
that are ra cin' through my mind
Walkin' barefoot by the river
Skippin' stones across the water
Thinkin' about the things
With the early morning sunshine
Lying softly on the meadow
Thinkin' about the things that
God knows I hate to come here,
cause there's just too many memories,
and it hurts to know the things I love
I was passin' through this way,
thought it wouldn't hurt to
Walkin' barefoot by the river,
skipping stones across the water.
Thinking about the things
Let the early morning sunshine
line softly on the meadow,
thinking about the things that
Walkin' barefoot by the river,
Thinking about the things
With the early mornin' sunshine
lightin' softly on the meadow
Thinkin' about the things
Thinkin' about the things that