[Intro — spoken together] Shannon County, sugar, you ready? Take the long way home with me. [Chorus — both, call and response] Down the Shannon County road, sweetheart (ride slow!) You take my hand when the gravel starts (hold tight!) Past the creek and the sycamore bend My favorite place is wherever we end [Verse 1 — her] You wait by the gate in your Sunday shirt I brush off a fleck of road-side dirt You brought two peaches wrapped up in a sack I save you the sweetest one riding back [Verse 1 — him] Your laugh spills out by the riverbank You steal my cap and you make me thank The old truck rattles, the radio’s low You know every turn where the wildflowers grow [Chorus — both] Down the Shannon County road, sweetheart (ride slow!) You take my hand when the gravel starts (hold tight!) Past the creek and the sycamore bend My favorite place is wherever we end [Verse 2 — her] At the little store, you hold the screen And save me the bench with the best view seen We split a soda, you tell that tale Of the time you got stuck by the cattle trail [Verse 2 — him] You lean on my shoulder as daylight thins We count the fence posts, we count our wins No fancy plans and no grand affair Just you beside me and county air [Chorus — both] Down the Shannon County road, sweetheart (ride slow!) You take my hand when the gravel starts (hold tight!) Past the creek and the sycamore bend My favorite place is wherever we end [Breakdown — percussion and porch claps] [Spoken together] Well, don’t turn around just yet. [Verse 3 — trading lines] [Her] You bring the blanket, I bring the pie [Him] We watch the river carry leaves by [Her] Your thumb draws circles across my palm [Him] You make this whole wide county calm [Both, shouted] Two hearts, one road, and the evening free Shannon County, you and me! [Final Chorus — both, twice] Down the Shannon County road, sweetheart (ride slow!) You take my hand when the gravel starts (hold tight!) Past the creek and the sycamore bend My favorite place is wherever we end Down the Shannon County road, sweetheart (ride slow!) You take my hand when the gravel starts (hold tight!) Past the creek and the sycamore bend My favorite place is wherever we end [Outro — together] Shannon County, take that ride Side by side, side by side!
