i can see her in that water church dress hung up in a tree splashing flirtin laughin teasin me that afternoon of secrets swimming naked in a pool of dreams last high school summer dripping dry by sycamore creek she kissed me one last time headin home and i m still haunted by what she said when i m alone she said you got a chance to be free of all this small town strings that tie the rest of us down she said boy quit your hanging around take that guitar and run faster than the setting sun you can write a song later about my memory you can always come back you can always come back to sycamore creek well the guitar made the magic and i just hung on for the ride i walked amongst giants played with legends side by side she came to see me in new orleans and on a tour bus after the show i kissed goodbye to the one i never shoulda let go she said you got a chance to be so wild on those guitar strings stage lights in every town so head up when you re hanging around take that guitar and run faster than the setting sun you can write a song later about my memory you can always come back you can always come back to sycamore creek  well i knew she d gotten married and i always forget the guy s name but he played tight end the year we won district it got bad and it got ugly through tears one night she called i drove ten hours to the water i couldn t resist it i said girl you got a chance to be free of all these small town strings cut the ties that keep you down i said girl quit your hanging around take this money and run faster than the setting sun she soaked my shirt crying over memories she said don t ever come back no never come back to sycamore creek