歌曲一开始的节奏吉他就非常爽朗，然后是硬朗的鼓点跟进，确立了这首充满欢快气息的乡村歌曲的基调，joel hanson硬朗又细腻的声音豪放又抒情，sara groves只是作为声部和声进行配合，嗓音浑厚又不失嘹亮，在强烈的节奏之下，男女声有着完美的结合，朋友们完全可以感觉到在鼓声和乡村吉他之间穿透出来的那种热情洋溢和阳光灿烂。
　
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    Well I was doubling over the load on my shoulders
　　Was a weight I carried with me everyday
　　Crossing miles of frustrations and rivers a raging
　　Picking up stones I found along the way
　　I staggered and I stumbled down
　　Pathways of trouble
　　I was hauling those souvenirs of misery
　　And with each step taken my back was breaking
　　’Til I found the One who took it all from me
　　
　　Down by the riverside
　　(Down by the riverside)
　　I laid my burdens down,
　　Now I’m traveling light
　　My spirit lifted high
　　(I found my freedom now)
　　I found my freedom now
　　And I’m traveling light
　　
　　Through the darkest alleys and loneliest valleys
　　I was dragging those heavy chains of doubt and fear
　　Then with the one word spoken the locks were broken
　　Now He’s leading me to places
　　Where there are no tears
　　
　　Down by the riverside
　　(Down by the riverside)
　　I laid my burdens down,
　　Now I’m traveling light
　　My spirit lifted high
　　(I found my freedom now)
　　I found my freedom now
　　And I’m traveling light
　　
　　Down by the riverside
　　I laid my burdens down,
　　Now I’m traveling light
　　My spirit lifted high
　　I found my freedom now
　　And I’m traveling light
　　
　　Down by the riverside
　　(Down by the riverside)
　　I laid my burdens down,
　　Now I’m traveling light
　　My spirit lifted high
　　(I found my freedom now)
　　I found my freedom now
　　And I’m traveling light