Journey To The Center Of Your Heart
Ozark Mountain Daredevils Lyrics

well, you walked that valley's grassy floor and climbed that hilly ridge
You've been through a lot, hiked up steep slopes and walked in valleys.

you stood there naked stung with fear and tippy-toed on the edge
You've faced fear and been close to danger, standing on the edge of a precipice.

well, you swung on a vine, you crawled in the dirt and made the river your best friend
You've explored different terrains and become one with nature, making the river your ally.

you ate ev'rything from a skunk to perch and filled me up with Zen
You've tried all sorts of things, from eating unconventional food like skunk to practicing a Zen-like lifestyle.

well, you went to acapella and you sang Acapulco, danced on a coin
You've traveled to different places, even singing in a capella and dancing on a coin.

you tied six Mexicans up in chains, then hitch-hiked to Des Moines
You've experienced diverse cultures, even tying up Mexicans before hitchiking to Des Moines.

you put the tube in the tub when you joined a club, and took the soles off your shoes
You've done various quirky things, like putting a tube in a tub and removing the soles of your shoes.

but, baby, there's one thing you forgot to do
Despite all your experiences, there's one thing missing.

you got to love me more than the trees and stars high above me
That missing thing is loving the artist more than anything else in the world.

you got to love me, love me, love me all the time, if you wanna be mine
To be with the artist, you need to love them all the time and without conditions.

well, you turned my pockets inside out and my inside upside down
You've gone through the singer's things and turned their life around.

took fourteen reds and shaved your head and let a semi run you down
You've experimented with drugs, shaved your head, and even put yourself in harm's way.

you filed your teeth and chromed your feet, shot a fifteen under par
You've gone to great lengths to change yourself, from filing your teeth to improving your golf game.

prayed thirteen days in eighteen ways then gurued in a bar
You've tried different spiritual practices, like praying in various ways before becoming a guru in a bar.

you slipped me a Mickey and you read James Dickey, drank up all my wine
You've drugged the singer and drank all their wine while reading literature by James Dickey.

you did all that then drowned a bat and bought a Wurlitzer on time
You've done strange things like drowning a bat and buying a Wurlitzer organ on credit.

you ate barbecued stork with a spoon and a fork in a second-hand fun'ral plot
You've eaten unusual foods like barbecued stork and even visited a second-hand funeral plot.

you got to love me more than the trees and stars high above me
Despite all these experiences, you still need to love the singer more than anything else.

you got to love me, love me, love me all the time, if you want to be mine
If you want to be with the singer, you need to love them unwaveringly and constantly.

I've been alone a long time now, and it seems like forever
The artist has been lonely for a long time and it seems like an eternity.

It's not that I wanna be, it's just that all them things in there, together - bother me
The artist has a lot of baggage and all those experiences have left them troubled.

guess it's culture
The artist attributes their problems to the culture they come from.

if you'd only come back figure this thing out I guess it keeps going on here I'm runnin' outta breath, death...
The singer suggests that only the love of the listener has the power to help them figure out their problems, otherwise, it's a repeating cycle that exhausts them.