River

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was born in the path of the winter wind I was raised where the mountains are old Their springtime waters came dancing down And I remember the tales they told [Verse 2] The whistling ways of my younger days Too quickly have faded on by But all of their memories linger on Like the light in a fading sky [Chorus] River, take me along In your sunshine, sing me a song Ever moving, and winding and free; You rolling old river, you changing old river Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea [Verse 3] I've been to the city and back again I've been moved by some things that I've learned; Met a lot of good people and I?e called them friends [Verse 4] Felt the change when the seasons turned I've heard all the songs that the children sing And listened to love's melodies; I've felt my own music within me rise Like the wind in the autumn trees [Chorus] River, take me along In your sunshine, sing me a song Ever moving, and winding and free; You rolling old river, you changing old river Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea [Verse 5] 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 [Verse 6] So here's to the rainbow that's followed me here And here's to the friends that I know; And here's to the song that's within me now I will sing it where'er I go [Chorus] River, take me along In your sunshine, sing me a song Ever moving, and winding and free; You rolling old river, you changing old river Let's you and me, river, run down to the sea