[Verse 1]
There’s an old road waiting,
Under branches hanging low,
Where the great oaks meet above you,
And the warm south breezes blow.
There’s wisteria on the fences,
Magnolia dressed in white,
And the river through the shadows,
Catching pieces of the light.
[Chorus]
Take me down,
To Magnolia Springs,
Where the old oak reaches,
And the river still sings.
Past the long green shadows,
And the meadows in spring,
Past the old memories,
And the heartache they bring.
Take me down,
Let the old road begin,
Take me home,
To Magnolia Springs.
[Verse 2]
There’s a mailbox by the river,
And a boat comes drifting through,
Past the porches by the water,
Like it always used to do.
Where the camellias catch the morning,
And the dogwood colours show,
There’s a quiet kind of beauty,
Only old places know.
[Chorus]
Take me down,
To Magnolia Springs,
Where the old oak reaches,
And the river still sings.
Past the long green shadows,
And the meadows in spring,
Past the old memories,
And the heartache they bring.
Take me down,
Let the old road begin,
Take me home,
To Magnolia Springs.
[Verse 3]
When the evening finds the river,
And the daylight settles down,
There’s a stillness in the branches,
There’s a softness on the town.
Let the years fall down behind me,
Let me leave those miles I’ve seen,
There’s an old road still remembering,
Who I was and where I’ve been.
[Chorus]
Take me down,
To Magnolia Springs,
Where the old oak reaches,
And the river still sings.
Past the long green shadows,
And the meadows in spring,
Past the old memories,
And the heartache they bring.
Take me down,
Let the old road begin,
Take me home,
To Magnolia Springs.
[Verse 4]
I don’t know why I left here,
Thought the world had more to give,
So I gambled on tomorrow,
Found another life to live.
But the years have changed my thinking,
And the miles have changed my mind,
All the things I went out looking for,
Were the things I left behind.
[Final Chorus]
Take me down,
To Magnolia Springs,
Where the old oak reaches,
And the river still sings.
Past the long green shadows,
Where the old memories cling,
I’ve been gone a lifetime,
Chasing too many things.
Take me down,
Let my old life begin,
Take me home,
To Magnolia Springs.
[Outro]
Take me home…
To Magnolia Springs.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty & Friends