The Willow's Song

[Intro]
[Verse]
Dust on the floorboards
Settled on the chords
Sunlight through the cracks
I ain't looking back
The rope is turning white
Bleached by summer light
I see the river bend
Just like an old-time friend
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear a ghost of a melody
Floating on the memory
She’s still right here with me
Underneath the willow tree
[Chorus]
She taught me G and C
By the rolling Tennessee
The fireflies are dancing
While the river’s advancing
Oh, Nana, can you hear?
The strings are sounding clear
I’m singing for your soul
Let the river roll
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the river knows
Where the spirit goes
Ooh, the river knows
Where the spirit goes
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Faded yellow paper
Like a summer vapor
I trace the lines she wrote
Like a tiny boat
The banjo starts to ring
While the cicadas sing
The wood is warm and worn
Since the day that I was born
[Pre-Chorus]
I hear a ghost of a melody
Floating on the memory
She’s still right here with me
Underneath the willow tree
[Chorus]
She taught me G and C
By the rolling Tennessee
The fireflies are dancing
While the river’s advancing
Oh, Nana, can you hear?
The strings are sounding clear
I’m singing for your soul
Let the river roll
[Bridge]
The water keeps on flowing
Where the wind is blowing
I’m standing on the edge
Of a sacred pledge
The viola starts to cry
Beneath the Georgia sky
[Solo]
[Chorus]
She taught me G and C
By the rolling Tennessee
The fireflies are dancing
While the river’s advancing
Oh, Nana, can you hear?
The strings are sounding clear
I’m singing for your soul
Let the river roll
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, the river knows
Where the spirit goes
Ooh, the river knows
Where the spirit goes
[Outro]