We young ,
life was simple
We sure had some poor boy fun
In the hot summer sun
Kicking up dust all day
on the long country roads
We needed something
to cool us off
Down in the valley below
We go down to the river
And we'd jump into the water
We would swim down the river
as far as it goes
Deep is where the water's cold
See that drug in a pickup truck
Coming from a mile away
We would laugh at his recklessness
Speed it like an old freight train
Always some bad boys breakin' things
With a baseball bat
Sheriff tried to catch them for their crimes
But it's hard to stop the spirit
of the summertime
We go down to the river
Gonna jump into the water
Really swim down the river
As far as it goes
Deep is where the water's
cold
Deep is where the water's cold
What's on the bottom of
that dirty old river?
Big catfish swimming in the mud
What's on the bottom
of that dirty old river
Big bad flood and what happens next
Now it's time to go back to school,
Sheriff put them boys in jail
Autumn comes with a familiar chill,
you can feel the seasons change
But we can't wait for that winter thaw
To bring us back together again
Teenage freedom at such a low price
Meets you at the river
in the hot sunshine
We go down to the river
Gonna jump into the water
Gonna swim down the river
as far as it goes
Deep as where the water's cold
We're going down to the river
Gonna jump into the water
We're gonna swim down the river
as far as it goes
Deep as where the water's cold
Deep is where the waters come
Deep is where the waters come