[Verse 1]
I take the long way home
Past the bluff and the bend
Water shining off the rails
Like a note I can't forget
Window down, hair wild
Every mile feels right
This town keeps pulling me
Like a porch light in the night
[Pre-Chorus]
Rivers run beside me
Mountains lean in close
Every turn around here
Feels like something I know
[Chorus]
Chattanooga river ride
Take me where the good days hide
Chattanooga river ride
I’m alive, I’m alive
Every curve sings back to me
Every hill feels like a dream
Chattanooga river ride
Take me home tonight
[Verse 2]
There’s a diner by the bridge
Where the coffee runs strong
Old men talk about the rain
And the radio sings along
I’ve been chasing bigger things
But I keep coming back
For the view and for the truth
And the comfort in the tracks
[Pre-Chorus]
Rivers run beside me
Mountains lean in close
Every turn around here
Feels like something I know
[Chorus]
Chattanooga river ride
Take me where the good days hide
Chattanooga river ride
I’m alive, I’m alive
Every curve sings back to me
Every hill feels like a dream
Chattanooga river ride
Take me home tonight
[Bridge]
Let the road keep winding
Let the map fade out
I found a kind of freedom
In this slow, sweet south
If I ever start to wander
I know just where I’ll go
Where the water meets the hillside
And my heart says, "stay awhile"
[Chorus]
Chattanooga river ride
Take me where the good days hide
Chattanooga river ride
I’m alive, I’m alive
Every curve sings back to me
Every hill feels like a dream
Chattanooga river ride
Take me home tonight