And it feels like rain Down here the river, meets the sea And in the sticky heat I feel ya' open up to me Love comes out of nowhere baby, just like a hurricane Lying here, underneath the stars right next to you And I'm wondering who you are and How do

I could skate away on I wish I had a river It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river so long I would teach my feet to fly Oh I wish I had a river

Yeah, that’s my kind of night! All them other boys wanna wind you up and take you downtown But you look like the kind that likes to take it way out Out where the corn rows grow, row, row my boat Floatin’ down the Flint River, catch us up a little catfish

Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me But I learned how to swim and I learned who I was Down by the river on a Friday night A pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight Talking 'bout cars and dreaming 'bout women Never had a plan just a livin' for

Father, meet me with your arms wide open Heaven's unbroken prodigal son The world's done broken your prodigal son Down the road I traveled Everything raveled only came undone Father, lead me down to the river Wash me in the water till I'm whiter than

I'm gonna build a fire in the middle of July Burn your pictures and go for a drive Down to the river Watch the ink from your love letters fade Come back home and turn that old mattress over Pour out the whiskey try wakin' up sober Gonna change it all

Until I take my final breath In a year or even less I hope you will give me all your time And do not forget me down the line And I will never ask you if you will stay Or if you will cry when I go away Ice melting into the sea Your river flowing back to

Let it kiss you some stars out of the sky Get carried away like some deep river rolling Tonight, I wanna be your cowboy lullaby There's just something about horses That can touch you deep down in your soul You and me can do that tonight and Underneath

Lost down some old back road Lost in a song on the radio Lost in your deep blue eyes I don't care if we spend all night Lost by the river cross the turnpike Somewhere near nowhere is my favorite thing to do What you say girl me and you Go get a little

Don't! Don't! Don't put down the phone So don't put down the phone Can you hear me? Hear me, hear me, hear me No, can't tell you to be safe Can't tell you to be strong Can't tell you that I love you Too far away to hold you