Tom: Am
Am F
Was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud
C G
In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down
Am F
No one ever understood a single word he said
C G
They cast him to the wolves when he wasn't well and fed
Am F C G
Am F
Boys, we've got a riser, a riser in our midst
C G
And he will get the last laugh if it's the last thing he did
Am F
And he used to roll around in that red dirt mud
C G
But now he's skipping town and that riser's out for blood
[Chorus]
Am F
Don't stop going, going south
C G
'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud
Am F
Don't stop heading, heading south
C G
They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth
Am F C G
[Verse 2]
Am F
And that boy he called his daddy to tell him what he did
C G
As the masses scream the lyrics of a messed up kid
Am F
And then he told that old man he was never coming back
C G
To be cut down again in a town like that
Am F
And he surely came to learn: people come to watch you fall
C G
He's out to make a name and a fool out of 'em all
Am F
And they'll never understand that boy and his kind
C G
'Cause all they comprehend is a fuckin' dollar sign
[Chorus]
Am F
Don't stop going, going south
C G
'Cause they'll let you play your music real damn loud
Am F
Don't stop heading, heading south
C G
'Cause they will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth
Am F
Don't stop going, going south
C G
They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth
Am F
Don't stop going, going south
C G
Cause they'll let you scream your music real damn loud
