You step off the gravel road
Leave behind the heavy load
Coffee stains on your old shirt
Knees still stained with river dirt
Wooden boat on a wooden floor
Lighting up the porch once more
Golden glow in the bayou haze
Setting all your mind ablaze
The grease is thick on my hand
Sifting through the river sand
You watch the water turn to black
Knowing there is no way back
Wooden boat on a wooden floor
Lighting up the porch once more
Golden glow in the bayou haze
Setting all your mind ablaze
Steel guitar begins to cry
Underneath a purple sky
Cigarette burns on the rail
Watching every ripple sail
Wooden boat on a wooden floor
Lighting up the porch once more
Golden glow in the bayou haze
Setting all your mind ablaze
The swamp is breathing deep and slow
Wait for the lantern light to grow
Break the tension, feel the heat
Sinking in the muddy beat
The night shift ends with a bell
A story only you can tell
The rowboat shines a steady beam
Waking from a heavy dream
Wooden boat on a wooden floor
Lighting up the porch once more
Golden glow in the bayou haze
Setting all your mind ablaze
Just a glow on the wood
Yeah, it feels pretty good
Bayou glow.