Down in Arkansas Lyrics

When I grow up,

I'm gonna tend the bar

Washing dishes and promising

I'm gonna get real far

I'm a star

But it doesn't pay the bills, yet

When I grow up,

I'll say that it's not much but

It's honest work

I'd rather get my hands dirty

Than working for the man

And making lots of money

When I grow up,

I'll find my little corner in a world that seems so small

Singing for my supper, standing straight and tall

And they'll all say

There's something water

Down in Arkansas

When I grow up,

Put me in the trenches

I don't give a shit

I'll be patiently

Waiting for my turn

When I grow up,

I'm gonna learn the hard stuff

The questions of complexity with answers of simplicity

I'll take the long way

The back roads lead to the same place

When I grow up,

I will shine brighter

Than I ever thought I'd never know

Looking out at all my acres

Reaping the seeds I've sewn

They'll all say

There's something in the water

Down in Arkansas

There's something in the water

Down in Arkansas

There's something in the water

Down in Arkan–

There's something in the water

Down in Arkansas

There's something in the water

Down in Arkansas