[Intro]
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Ain’t no blackwater in this country,
Ain’t no moss hangin’ from the trees.
Just iron rivers and broken kingdoms,
And miles between a man and peace.
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[Verse 1]
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Crossed a river made of iron and stone,
With nothin’ but a blade and a will of my own.
Saw old ruins where the kings once fell,
Now the vultures tell their stories well.
The wind blew dust through the canyon walls,
Like ghosts still answerin’ forgotten calls.
But I kept walkin’, head held high,
A Cajun don’t stop just because it’s hard.
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[Hook]
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This river of iron won’t carry me home,
But it’ll teach me how to stand alone.
This river of iron keeps rollin’ on,
And so do I when the daylight’s gone.
The road get rough, the nights get long,
But a swamp-born heart keeps movin’ on.
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[Verse 2]
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I miss the sound of the frogs at night,
The warm bayou and the firelight.
Miss hearin’ accordions down the road,
And old folks tellin’ tales they know.
But every exile got a price to pay,
Every hard lesson got a road to pave.
So I carry Louisiana in my chest,
Like a compass pointin’ me west.
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[Bridge]
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The river keep flowin’,
The world keep turnin’.
The fire keep burnin’,
The lesson keep learnin’.
The river keep flowin’,
The world keep turnin’.
And I keep marchin’.
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[Final Hook]
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This river of iron won’t carry me home,
But it’ll teach me how to stand alone.
This river of iron keeps rollin’ on,
And so do I when the daylight’s gone.
The road get rough, the nights get long,
But a swamp-born heart keeps movin’ on.
Yeah, a swamp-born heart keeps movin’ on.
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[Outro]
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Somewhere beyond these distant lands,
The blackwater still remembers my name.
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[Fiddle and accordion trade melodies as the drums slowly fade]
