The Banjo's Song

[Verse] Down by the river where the willow bends An old banjo waits for its story to send Strings are rusty but the soul's still tight Pluck it once The whole world ignites [Prechorus] It hums of the fields and the dirt and the rain It sings of the joy It sings of the pain [Chorus] That banjo played It carried the sound Hearts got lifted Feet hit the ground Love spread wide Like the moonlight glow All from the strings of that banjo [Verse 2] A kid in the corner with a dream in his hand Found the old banjo buried deep in the sand Strummed one note Then the crowd drew near Music so pure It wiped every tear [Bridge] Ooh it spoke in tongues No words to bind The rhythm of love The beat of time The strings They healed The chords They soared That banjo gave more than it ever was stored [Chorus] That banjo played It carried the sound Hearts got lifted Feet hit the ground Love spread wide Like the moonlight glow All from the strings of that banjo