There's a dirt road callin' me again Past the fields where I used to spend Every golden hour of my youth Chasin' dreams and searchin' truth Back where the river bends That's where my soul begins Under skies of faded blue I remember what was true No matter how far I've been My heart goes back where the river bends Mama's porch light still burns low A sign that someone's waitin' home There's a peace no city knows In the quiet where the water flows Back where the river bends That's where my soul begins Under skies of faded blue I remember what was true No matter how far I've been My heart goes back where the river bends The years roll on, the faces change But love's the one thing that remains It's not the past I'm runnin' to — It's the feeling of bein' true Back where the river bends I'll find my peace again The wind still hums that old refrain And it whispers through my name No matter how far I've been I'll always find home where the river bends