[Verse 1]
Bonfire on the bank
Hard bend to the right
On the lower Mississippi
Full moon tonight
Where the Spanish moss
Hangs from the trees
Down in Louisiana
On Christmas Eve

[Chorus]
That muddy water
Never quite comes clear
When I try to find a reason
Why I want to be here
Ain't you got no family?
No place to be?
Out on the river
On Christmas Eve

[Verse 2]
See your reflections
On this clear black night
Watching the shoreline
Come into sight
I want to hear steam
I just want to feel wind
See the Pittman arms
Come around again
[Chorus]
That muddy water
Never quite comes clear
When I try to find a reason
Why I want to be here
Ain't you got no family?
No place to be?
Out on the river
On Christmas Eve

[Chorus]
That muddy water
Never quite comes clear
When I try to find a reason
Why I want to be here
Ain't you got no family?
No place to be?
Out on the river
On Christmas Eve