Lyrics: Jordan Reed
Music: Jordan Reed
Sun’s cookin’ that red clay
Boots stick in the heat
Got spice on my fingers
Sweet smoke in my teeth
My mama’s old radio
Still hums in my head
I got crawfish on my knuckles
And a prayer by the bed
I got that bayou in my bones
River in my blood
Can’t let it go
Every laugh
Every loss
Every stone I’ve thrown
Rolls back to that muddy road
I got that bayou in my bones
That bayou in my bones
Porch light flickers
Cards slap on the wood
Cousins talk trouble
Sayin’ “boy
You up to no good”
She’s dancin’ by the screen door
Bare feet
Wild grin
I’m singin’ through this ragged throat
And the night leans in
I got that bayou in my bones
River in my blood
Can’t let it go
Every laugh
Every loss
Every stone I’ve thrown
Rolls back to that muddy road
I got that bayou in my bones
That bayou in my bones
I tried that big city shine
Didn’t fit these busted hands
So I caught that southbound line
Came crawl-fishin’ back to my land
Now every crack in my voice
Every low
Low note I moan
Sounds like cypress and smoke
Sounds like home
I got that bayou in my bones
River in my blood
Can’t let it go
Every laugh
Every loss
Every stone I’ve thrown
Rolls back to that muddy road
I got that bayou in my bones
Yeah
That bayou in my bones