The River-Kathryn Williams

[00:17.45]I come from down in valley [00:21.61]where mister when youre young [00:25.68]they bring you up to do [00:30.10]like your daddy done [00:34.00]Me and Mary we met in high school [00:38.22]when she was just seventeen [00:42.23]wed drive out of this valley [00:46.61]down to where the fields were green [00:51.57]Wed go down to the river [00:56.36]and into the river wed dive [01:00.18]oh down to the river wed ride [01:09.12]Then I got Mary pregnant [01:13.12]and man that was all she wrote [01:17.28]and for my nineteenth birthday [01:20.45]I got a union card and a wedding coat [01:25.36]we went down to the courthouse [01:29.44]and the judge put it all to rest [01:33.37]no wedding day smiles [01:35.71]no walk down the aisle [01:37.85]no flowers [01:39.03]no wedding dress [01:40.93]That night we went down to the river [01:45.64]and into the river wed dive [01:49.27]oh down to the river wed ride [02:33.19]I got a job working constrction [02:36.95]for the johnstown company [02:41.53]but lately there aint been much work [02:45.06]on account of the economy [02:49.33]Now all them things that seemed so important [02:53.34]well mister they vanished right into the air [02:57.25]now I just act like I dont remember [03:01.25]Mary acts like she dont care [03:05.47]But I remember us riding in my brothers car [03:09.61]Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir [03:14.12]at night on them banks Id lie awake [03:17.64]and pull her close just to feel each breath shed take [03:21.81]Now those memories come back to haunt me [03:26.17]They haunt me like a curse [03:30.15]is a dream a lie if it dont come true [03:34.45]or is it something worse [03:37.63]that sends me down to the river [03:42.27]though I know the river is dry [03:45.97]that sends me down to the river [03:50.44]tonight [03:55.16]Down to the river [03:58.68]My baby and I [04:02.34]oh down to the river we ride