Don't stop even for the right thing
Doesn't 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
I been and gone but I belong here now
Your big world can wait another day, ooh yeah
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go
(Lord I'll never see) brighter days where did they go, ooh yeah
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go
(Lord I'll never see) brighter days, yeah yeah
I am hopeful for where I'm goin'
But I belong in the South
That was where I was 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, go, go, go, go, go
(Lord I'll never see) brighter days where did they go
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go
(Lord I'll never see) brighter days where did they go?
Boy you about to hit the bottom
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go
(Lord I'll never see) brighter days where did they go go, boy you about to hit the bottom
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go (Lord me said have mercy)
Brighter days, hit the bottom, the bottom, the bottom, the bottom baby
Oh , I'll be alone I feel I'm movin' where
And I see you 'bout to hit the bottom
Lord help me move away
And I've seen, and I've seen, Lord yeah
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go, baby
Brighter days where did they go, go, who baby, move with me, yeah
Brighter days where did they go, go, go, go, go, go (have mercy)
Brighter days, hit the bottom, bottom, bottom, hm, hey hey hey
Brighter days
Where did they go, yeah
Come on y'all, I know y'all know
Na na na, na na na na na na
Oh oh oh, come on y'all
Na na na, na na na na na na
Just a little bit louder, come on y'all
Na na na, na na na na na na
Lord I feel, a little bit louder
Na na na, na na na na na na
Lord I've changed, Lord I've changed, Lord I've changed
I've changed, I've changed, yeah
Lord I feel, Lord I feel, Lord I feel, Lord I feel, Lord I feel feel feel, say yeah
Lord I've changed, I feel it people, something in my veins
Oh, brighter days, brighter days, brighter days, brighter days, brighter days