[Verse 1] Before the sun gets over the trees I’m by the water with a little cool breeze Line in my hand, light coming on Then two old eyes rise up at dawn He don’t splash, he don’t make no sound Just looks at me like he’s been around Like he knows the things I never say And why I come back there most every day [Chorus] Gator Bob, Gator Bob Old river eyes when the morning’s soft Gator Bob, Gator Bob You show up slow when my mind gets lost You might pull my line, you might steal my bait But you never take my peace away When life runs hard and the world won’t stop I slow it all down with Gator Bob [Verse 2] I used to think I had to chase the day Had to push real hard, had to find my way But that old boy floating in the light Taught me some things don’t need a fight He just drifts where the water bends Like time ain’t lost, it just begins again And I sit there quiet, breathing it in Like I found an old familiar friend [Chorus] Gator Bob, Gator Bob Old river eyes when the morning’s soft Gator Bob, Gator Bob You show up slow when my mind gets lost You might pull my line, you might steal my bait But you never take my peace away When life runs hard and the world won’t stop I slow it all down with Gator Bob [Bridge] Add brushed drums gently, fiddle and pedal steel rise slightly Maybe wisdom don’t shout out loud Maybe peace don’t run with the crowd Maybe God leaves signs for men like me In muddy water and cypress trees [Final Chorus] Gator Bob, Gator Bob Old river eyes when the morning’s soft Gator Bob, Gator Bob You show up slow when my mind gets lost You might pull my line, you might steal my bait But you never take my peace away When life runs hard and the world won’t stop I slow it all down with Gator Bob [Outro] When life runs hard and the world won’t stop I slow it all down with Gator Bob
