Down In The Valley - The Head And The Heart

Lyrics by：Chris Zasche

Composed by：Josiah Johnson

I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

Call it one drink too many

Call it pride of a man

But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand

Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin

Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin

We do it over and over and over again

We do it over and over and over again

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

I know there's California Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls

I hail your face and then I saw you standing out

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out

You saw me crossing the valley and you came in

Look at the sign on the door and it reads to me

Just like the grass and the sign when you walked in

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh

I am on my way

I am on my way

I am on my way back to where I started

California Oklahoma

And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

Down in the valley with

Whiskey rivers

These are the places you will find me hidin'

These are the places I will always go

These are the places I will always go

So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways