Acordando e descobrindo que ela não está lá Down on the river Olhando ao redor sonolento para descobrir onde estou Down on the river on the fourth of July Saia da cama, vá tropeçando escada abaixo I'm down on the river E antes de você comer o seu café da manhã, faça suas orações Down and I know that the river’s running high
E os pombos da manhã voam ao redor I look to the water to make my own money Assustando-se no som de meus pés solitários I look to the water to make my name E o jornal de ontem está voando também I look to the water to make my money Girando para baixo o vento que eu uma vez conheci I look to the water as the price of fame
E os pássaros vermelhos e amarelos vêm à deriva I worked on this river Refletindo em si o céu ventoso I worked on the river every day of my life E você caminha ao lado deles em um sonho As I worked on this river E você se pergunta onde eles estão indo e onde estiveram I worked on the river ’till I found my wife
E o rio sorrindo bravamente através da chuva I worked twice as hard to make twice the money Acha que tudo é realmente apenas o mesmo I worked twice as hard to make my way E a chuva vem para baixo, e molha o cabelo encaracolado I worked twice as hard to make my own money Das crianças brincando onde suas memórias estavam Until somebody took my wife away
Oh darling, it sometimes feels so lonely here Sometimes I think I go down to the river Let the water run away with every tear I know this river never gives a damn for me The river cares for nothing Rolling away to the bright blue sea
I have been years on my river Years and water running high, running low I’ve been years on my river Years and I still got nothing to show
I know this river, its every movement I know this river, every port, every pocket I know this river is going to take my love away I know this river is trying to break my heart
Oh darling, it sometimes gets so lonely here Someday I think I go down to the river Let the water wash away most every tear
Down on the river Down on the river on the fourth of July I'm down on the river Down one day when the river runs high
I'm going to cry for my river Die on the day that this river of mine runs dry Die on the day this old river runs dry I'm dying on the day this river inside of me dies The river inside runs dry