The rain held back again
I haven´t felt a drop since you went away
Outside of town, the hills are brown
I guess way out there you´d call ´em golden
Lines outside the welfare store

The clock is stopped at the bank next door
They yelled like hell when the boys left home
Now just like you they´re all gone
The river runs low tonight
An´ eyes are closed on the waterline
The river runs low tonight
An´ you´re always driftin´ through my mind
The river runs low tonight
An´ nobody waits for the tide to rise
But I´m gonna wait till you make
River run high
The old man´s gettin´ on
Keeps the mornin´ paper in his overcoat
It keeps him warm in the cold storm
An´ he told me today, I look a little lonely
An´ up in the air they´re headin´ south
The sky is light to the west of town
With a little cash I could get around

You know I´d come out there an´ find you
The river runs low tonight
An´ eyes are closed on the waterline
The river runs low tonight
An´ you´re always driftin´ through my mind
The river runs low tonight
An´ nobody waits for the tide to rise
But I´m gonna wait till you make
River run high
Up in the air they´re headin´ south
The sky is light to the west of town
With a little cash I could get around
You know I´d come out there an´ find you
The river runs low tonight
An´ eyes are closed on the waterline
The river runs low tonight
An´ you´re always driftin´ through my mind
The river runs low tonight

An´ nobody waits for the tides to rise
But I´m gonna wait till you make
River run high