I travelled 'round, I settled down And now I don't do things I used to do I moved around from town to town And now I don't do things I used to do Lt's a shame I said to the King I lost my direction And he said "No boy You lost everything That you need" So steal it back, what you signed over Know you're gettin' close When you think that it's over Float with me down the river Float with me out to sea Float with me down the river 'Cause you never ever wanted to So if my shoulder's For lookin' over I still don't do the things I used to do I held the reins That dealt the pain And I still don't do things I used to do I'm not the same I started to think It's just my perception And he said "No boy You've done everything That you need" So if I traded life In search of stolen glory Who would have thought Right now was the story? Float with me down the river Float with me out to sea Float with me down the river 'Cause you never ever wanted to They said I was John Wayne Or even blood twisted Tarantino I've burned all that I've learned Too many deals on gambles Soul Casinos That deal such pain So I wound it back And thought it over I think he's tryin' to say "Life's a blood-stained Four leaf clover" So steal it back, what you signed over Yeah you'll know when it's over It's such a stolen glory When what now was a story Float with me down the river Float with me out to see Float with me down the river 'Cause you never ever wanted to