Born to the road, fire under his skin

They'd say slow down Jed it's time to settle in

The heroes were gone and the whiskey wore thin

Jed killed a man and he never came home again

And he'd say, everyday the river grows higher

I can feel the wind blow harder

And each night the fire burns stronger

But the night will always know that I'm just another soul

The people looked on as the devil snuck through

They saw some things a man could never do

And Jed was sworn to a hillside angel

He'd said he'd kill the man who made him let her go

He'd say, everyday the river grows higher

I can feel the wind blow harder

And each night the fire burns stronger

But the night will always know that I'm just another soul

Come on Jed Stone you can rest your sad bones

Down by the riverside

And when you are afraid just close your eyes and drift away

I'll be waiting just the same, just the same

Born to the road, nowhere left to begin

Just a drifter's eyes in the face of a southern wind

And he'd say, everyday the river grows higher

I can feel the wind blow harder

And each night the fire burns stronger

But the night will always know that I'm just another soul

Come on Jed Stone you can rest your sad bones

Down by the riverside

And when you are afraid just close your eyes and drift away

I'll be waiting just the same, just the same