Jake Owen - River of time

^CFive years old, skippin’ rocks ^Am7across that Cypress Creek ^FMama said, “Don’t you forget, you got ^Cchurch shoes on your feet” ^CDaddy smoked them Salems up and ^Am7wore them sideburns down ^FMy world was only as big as that little ^Cblink-and-you-miss-it town

But we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide, ride, r^Cide that river of ^Amtime Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime Driftin’ ^Fon to where we’re g^Goin’, hangin’ ^Con to what’s left ^Ambehind Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime

^CMuscle car and a leather jacket, ^Am7crusin’ the main street drag ^FCool as a can of Copenhagen and a ^Csix pack in a bag ^CWe were all about them college girls ^Am7when they came home on break ^FThought those days would last forever and ^Cgrowin’ up would wait

But we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide, ride, r^Cide that river of ^Amtime Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime Driftin’ ^Fon to where we’re g^Goin’, hangin’ ^Con to what’s left ^Ambehind Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime

^CNow daddy’s in his easy chair, ^Am7mama’s hairs turned grey ^FShe laughs and says it’s all because of my ^Cyoung and wilder days ^CI found a girl that makes me smile, I’ll ^Am7never let her go ^FGrowin’ old don’t scare me none, I ^Cbelieve in streets of gold

Just gonna r^Fide, ride, r^Gide, ride, r^Cide that river of t^Amime Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime Driftin’ ^Fon to where we’re g^Goin’, hangin’ ^Con to what’s left ^Ambehind Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of ^Ctime Yeah we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide, ride, r^Cide that river of ^Amtime Oh we r^Fide, ride, r^Gide that river of t^Cime