Said a boy got it bad got it real bad
Nobody need to tell him so
He been working on a plan for so long now
He gonna leave this town for sure
With a six shot eye
And a fist full of sugar cane
He gonna ride that river right out of country lane
He gonna ride that river right out of country lane
Lord wont you help me change
And scream to the heavens in vain
Follow the road to the sea
Still there's no place for me
I'd rather die than be
So broken down there so you see
My father he had to leave
My mother she just left me
You know I said it in a prayer like a war cry
And he dare to find a call
It was a three day tale down the Charlston County law
He wouldn't show a little love
He had a six gun smile
In a boat full of broken chains
He gonna ride that river right out of country lane
He gonna ride that river right out of country lane