VERSE1
She wasn't bad She wasn't good She was just what she was
She had a thing makes a man, do the things he does
She had a way A special way, to speak without a word
I swear to you, this very day, that this is how it all occurred

CHORUS
We was: Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
Thinking life could not be better and living in a shack
Feeling love for one another, deep down in our bones
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones

VERSE 2
I was raised, in New Orleans She was born in Jacksonville
And for a time, to me it seemed, she made the world stand still

CHORUS
Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
Thinking life could not be better and living in a shack
Feeling love for one another, deep down in our bones
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones

VERSE 3
I came home late and I caught her, with a man from out of town
Now I wait beside the water for the flood to take me down

CHORUS
Throwin rocks in the river, counting ties on the track
Pouring gas on her letters and setting fire to the shack
Screaming bloody murder, leaving nothing but the bones
Standing by the water, throwing rocks n skipping stones

I am Standing by the water, yeah, throwing rocks n skipping stones