Been gone so long, some things I miss
But it ain't the same things that others miss
I miss seeing the Minnesota sun go down
And I miss knowing someone when you look around
When I think of home, there's one thing on my mind
And it ain't even that gold Grain Belt shine
You need your something borrowed
Maybe it's something new
But you sure as hell need your something blue
Cruisin' and floatin'
With my buddies motorboatin'
The river water's flowin'
Like the cold beers that are open
Boats all around going up and down
That Mississippi highway close to town
There's just one rule they don't teach in school
About water etiquette and not lookin' a fool
It's the waterway wave
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
And you pass it out when the sun don't shine
And you give it away when it's closing time
And It's a right one here and a left one there
But I better see one of those in the air
Cruisin' and floatin'
With my buddies motorboatin'
The river water's flowin'
Like the cold beers that are open
Boats all around going up and down
That Mississippi highway close to town
There's just one rule they don't teach in school
About water etiquette and not lookin' a fool
It's the waterway wave
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
When people come by that you don't know
Better put your hand up in the air
As you float
In your boat
And if you owned a castle
You'd be doing it all in your moat
Hell, I don't know
Cruisin' and floatin'
With my buddies motorboatin'
The river water's flowin'
Like the cold beers that are open
Boats all around going up and down
That Mississippi highway close to town
There's just one rule they don't teach in school
About water etiquette and not lookin' a fool
It's the waterway wave
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye