Intro: C#m A E7 B x2 C#m A Was a boy who was a dreamer and he flew so high and proud E7 B In a world full of people out to cut his young ass down C#m A No one ever understood a single word he said E7 B They cast him to the wolves when he wasnʼt well and fed Instrumental: C#m A E7 B C#m A Boys, weʼve got a riser, a riser in our midst E7 B And he will get the last laugh if itʼs the last thing he did C#m A And he used to roll around in that red dirt mud E7 B But now heʼs skipping town and that riserʼs out for blood Chorus: C#m A Donʼt stop going, going south E7 B ʼCause theyʼll let you play your music real damn loud C#m A Donʼt stop heading, heading south E7 B They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth Instrumental: C#m A E7 B C#m A And that boy he called his daddy to tell him what he did E7 B As the masses scream the lyrics of a messed up kid C#m A And then he told that old man he was never coming back E7 B To be cut down again in a town like that C#m A And he surely came to learn: people come to watch you fall E7 B Heʼs out to make a name and a fool out of ʼem all C#m A And theyʼll never understand that boy and his kind E7 B ʼCause all they comprehend is a fuckinʼ dollar sign Chorus: C#m A Donʼt stop going, going south E7 B ʼCause theyʼll let you play your music real damn loud C#m A Donʼt stop heading, heading south E7 B ʼCause they will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth C#m A Donʼt stop going, going south E7 B They will understand the words that are pouring from your mouth C#m A Donʼt stop going, going south E7 B Cause theyʼll let you scream your music real damn loud
