I Went Down

I went down to the river

Thinking that you were beside me

And I went out on the bayou

You stayed home by the sea

And eighteen years of rain

Don't make a waterfall

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

I saw you bathing by the pool

The house behind you was on fire

Everyone around you is a fool

Fanning at the flames with their own torches

And you asked me to get it in

But you're still treading water where there is none

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

You ate and drank and went to bed

I stayed behind to grab the paper

Every tired story is the same

A boy, a girl, a house, a dog, a child

And as I walk up the stairs

You'll still be up drinking with the light on

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

To the center of the earth where the water spins 'round forever

I am just as close to you as I could ever be

Buried sixteen thousand feet alive in core and magma

Still feel the cold clear streams of Tennessee

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down

Aye-yee, I wanna go down