Song Description
Now in my sixties, I'm cherishing the beautiful life God has granted me. My early years were tough, a childhood with family challenges and strife.
But everything shifted, I think, at (around) age ten, when my uncle took me out to fish--moments that made all the difference, where the Eastern Sierras were a magical getaway from the troubles of the valley below.
Those near-holy moments still warm my spirit, resonating within me even now, after all these years. I see them when I hug my wife, w
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana |
Lyrics
VERSE 1
I'm in that old chevy truck going just thirty-five
Dawn light is break'n on the countryside
There down the bend, by the water's edge
Are footprints I left behind
VERSE 2
Just my uncle and I with a line and a pole
Cast'n 'way troubles from the valley below
His calloused hand rest'n calm on my shoulder
The memories grow strong, the more I grow older
CHORUS 1
Oh, the places I go as my mind wanders so
To fishin' holes down old gravel roads
Where the mountains reign high
And that boy touched the sky
How those sacred waters still beckon my soul
VERSE 3
A campsite at night down Five Bridges Road
Fireside light where stories are told
A billion stars quiet both boys and men
I close my eyes, and I'm back there again
CHORUS 2
Oh, these places I know, where my heart longs to go
To fish'n holes down old gravel roads
Where the mountains reign high
And that boy touched the sky
And those sacred waters beckoned his soul
MID 8 - OOOHS
BRIDGE
I've been to heaven, I've held it's gold
Yeah, I heard angels sing where that clear water flows
CHORUS 3
Oh, these places I know, where my mind wanders so
To fishin' holes down old gravel roads
Where the mountains reign high
And my dreams grew wings to fly
Those sacred waters still beckon my soul
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Those sacred waters...down old gravel roads
Those sacred waters...down old gravel roads
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