Don't Go Near the Water

Your mama used to worry 'bout that big muddy river

Honey, do you remember?

You let the screen door slam when you stepped off the front porch

Hear your mama callin' "Don't you be late"

And I'd hear your daddy holler, "Son, she's my only daughter"

You'd stick your nose in the honey suckle down by the gate

I can still hear you mama callin' "Don't go near the water"

We fell right in way over our heads

But we didn't go near the water

And love ran deep, so young and sweet

And the nights got hotter and hotter

We was sure 'nough gettin' our feet wet, mama

But we didn't go near the water

We'd hear the rockin' chair squeakin' as we sneaked up the back stairs

Mama waitin' like a grizzly bear

We had to get the honey suckle out of your hair

But in the mornin' light, we'd look her right in the eye

It wasn't a lie, we didn't go near the water

And we fell right in way over our heads

But we didn't go near the water

The love ran deep, so young and sweet

And the nights got hotter and hotter

And we was sure 'nough gettin' our feet wet, mama

But we didn't go near the water

Your mama used to worry 'bout that big muddy river

She should've worried 'bout me

'Cause we was sure 'nough gettin' our feet wet, mama

But we didn't go near the water

Didn't go near the water

Didn't go near the water, yeah, yeah, yeah