[Verse 1]
The mosquito hums
In my rattled ear
Water in my eyes
And the dark gets near
The swamp calls my name
From the black oak line
Moss on the branches
Says stay this time
[Pre-Chorus]
Moss reaches down
From the dripping trees
Mud at my boots
Pulling hard on me
I hear it say
In a low, slow moan
You can rest right here
You can come back home
[Chorus]
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
Mud got my boots
And I can’t walk right
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
The swamp knows my name
And it feels just right
[Verse 2]
Wont you stay a while
I hear that plea
From the cypress shade
And the bent cypress knees
The mud sucks me down
Like a lover’s grip
Every step I take
Feels like sinking quick
[Pre-Chorus]
Moss reaches down
From the dripping trees
Mud at my boots
Pulling hard on me
I hear it say
In a low, slow moan
You can rest right here
You can come back home
[Chorus]
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
Mud got my boots
And I can’t walk right
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
The swamp knows my name
And it feels just right
[Bridge]
I came in for the day
But the night held fast
Got a chorus of frogs
And a trail gone past
If I leave this place
I leave half my soul
So I stand in the muck
Letting it take hold
[Final Chorus]
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
Mud got my boots
And I can’t walk right
Won’t you stay a while
Won’t you stay a while
The swamp knows my name
And it feels just right