Down On The Bottom Lyrics - Tracy Byrd

I can't say looking back right now just where our love went wrong 

But the hard cold fact is she's not here she's gone 

Made me a promise she'd be true till the rivers all ran dry 

The rivers still runnin' but she's long said goodbye 

That's why I'm down on the bottom 

Where the Moccasin's King and the big tall Cypress grow 

Seems the only place that a country boy can find some peace of mind 

And get back up, is on the bottom 

Got friends in the world outside but none quite like ol' Cajun Joe 

He lives down a slough where the river used to flow 

Worked real hard most of his life till the pushin' came to shove 

Gave it all he had but he just couldn't rise above 

That's why he's down on the bottom 

Where the alligator swims and the old grey moss hangs low 

Seems the only place that a country boy can find some piece of mind 

And get back up, is on the bottom