Don't stop even for the right thing
Does it matter what I say?
My whole world was by that river
Flowin' North to meet the sea each day
I don't want to move away

You look at me and ya say, "What's wrong boy? "
What else do you want me to say?
I don't want to leave tomorrow
Been and gone but I belong here now
Your big world can wait another day

Brighter days, where did they go?

I am hopeful for where I'm goin'
But I belong in the south
That was where I's born a po' boy

Livin' life like there's no end in sight
Even so I've done without

Brighter days, where did they go?

Boy you about to hit the bottom
I'll be alone I feel I'm movin' where
To a land you never saw
And I see you 'bout to hit the bottom
Lord, help me move away
To a land you never saw and I've seen

Brighter days, where did they go?