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