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Five years old, skippin' rocks across that Cypress Creek
Reflects on childhood memories of skipping rocks by Cypress Creek.
Mama said, "Don't you forget you got church shoes on your feet"
Mother's advice to remember one's church shoes while playing.
Daddy smoked them Salems up and wore them sideburns down
Describes the father smoking Salems and having distinctive sideburns.
My world was only big as that little blink-and-you-miss-it town
Describes the smallness of the world in the hometown.
But we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride that river of time
Expresses the journey through life symbolized as a "river of time," holding onto the past while moving forward.
Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Driftin' on to where we're goin'
-Hangin' on to what's left behind
-Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Muscle car and a letter jacket, crusin' the main street drag
Recalls teenage years, carefree days, and the belief that youth would last forever.
Cool as a can of Copenhagen and a six pack in a bag
-We were all about them college girls when they came home on break
-Thought those days would last forever and growin' up would wait
-But we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride that river of time
Continues the theme of riding the river of time, drifting to the future while holding onto memories.
Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Driftin' on to where we're goin'
-Hangin' on to what's left behind
-Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Now daddy's in his easy chair, mama's hair's turned grey
Portrays the aging of the narrator's parents, with acceptance of growing old and finding happiness in the present.
She laughs and says it's all because of my young and wilder days
-I found a girl that makes me smile, I'll never let her go
-Growin' old don't scare me none, I believe in streets of gold
-But we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride that river of time
Reiterates the metaphor of riding the river of time, emphasizing the journey and the importance of cherishing memories.
Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Driftin' on to where we're goin'
-Hangin' on to what's left behind
-Yeah, we ride, ride, ride that river of time
-Yeah, we ride, ride, ride, ride, ride that river of time
Concludes with the repetition of riding the river of time, emphasizing the inevitability and continuity of life's journey.
Well, we ride that river of time
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