Story Behind The Song

The influence of the Mississippi River.

Lyrics

I TRAVEL TO PLACES I LOVE TO BE
BEAUTIFUL PLACES I GET TO SEE
THEN THINKING OF HOME THOSE THOUGHTS CAN SCATTER
IN MY HEART THE PLACETHAT WILL ALWAYS MATTER
THERE'S AN OLD TRAIN TRACK BY AN OLD SAW MILL
AND STEAMBOATS RIDE THE RIVER STILL
MAGNOLIA TREES FROM LONG AGO
ALONG THE LUSH GREEN BANKS STILL GROW
BIRDS MIGRATE TO THE PATH THAT'S LAID
EACH LONG DISTANCE SKY PARADE
ABOVE ITS PEACEFUL MIGHTY, WINDING WAYS
BY PASTURED HORSES AS THEY GRAZE
DOWN A GRAVEL ROAD WHERE SOME HARDWOODS GROW
IT CAN FILL MY HEART WHERE THE WATERS FLOW
PAST FIELDS THE FEEL OF SACRED LAND
FEEL THE RAIN OF HISTORY WHERE I STAND
AN ILLUMINATING MOON CAN SHINE SO BRIGHT
YOU SEE THE FLOW OF RIVER WAVES AT NIGHT
BOATS ON THE WATER FIND THEIR WAY
IN DARKNESS AND IN LIGHT OF DAY
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOWS TO THE SOUND
BUT ALONG THE WAY THE MUSIC'S FOUND
EVERY KIND OF SONG AS IT ROLLS TO SEA
I KEEP WITH ME FROM ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI
SEVEN MILES FROM THE GREENVILLE BRIDGE
MUSCADINES GROW ALONG A RIDGE
IT'S NOT TOO FAR TO A COUNTRY STORE
WITH A WELCOME SIGN ON THE DOOR