I've been lazy I've been overfed I've been thinking Too much with my head I was dreaming About the life you led On the banks of the Edisto On the banks of the Edisto Where the sweet gum and the cypress grows I want to know what the cypress knows On the banks of the Edisto Where'd you go When you died my friend Do you see us Did your soul ascend And I listened For his answer then On the banks of the Edisto Heaven's here where the bard owl cries Where the smile meets my sweetheart's eyes I'll be right here taming dragonflies Only heaven I need to know On the banks of the Edisto Where the sweet gum And the cypress grows I want to know what the cypress knows On the banks of the Edisto I've been lazy I've been overfed I've been thinking too much with my head I've been dreaming About the life you led On the banks of the Edisto