River Songtext
von Runaway Express

I was born in the path of the winter wind
Raised where the mountains are old
Their springtime waters came dancing down
I remember the tales they told
The whistling ways of my younger days
Too quickly have faded on by
But all their memories linger on
Like the light in a fading sky

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me your song
Ever moving and winding and free
You rollin′ old river, you changin' old river
Let you and me, river, run down to the sea


Now I′ve been to the city and I've been back again
I've been moved by some things that I′ve learned
Met a lot of good people and I′ve called them friends
Felt the change when the seasons turn
I've heard all the songs that the children sing
And I′ve listened to love's melody
And I′ve felt my own music within me rise
Like the wind in the autumn trees

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me your song
Ever moving and winding and free
You rollin' old river, you changin′ old river
Let you and me, river, run down to the sea

Someday when the flowers are blooming still
Someday when the grass is still green
My rolling waters will round the bend
And flow into the open sea

So here's to the rainbows that followed me here
And here's to the friends that I′ve known
And here′s to the song that's within me now
I will sing it wherever I go

River, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me your song
Ever moving and winding and free
You rollin′ old river, you changin' old river
Let you and me, river, run down to the sea


Ah, river, take me along
In your sunshine, sing me your song
Ever moving and winding and free
You rollin′ old river, you changin' old river
Let you and me, river, run down to the sea