Lyrics

[Verse 1] 4 a.m. comes awful early, and I was dead on my feet But if you going to catch the biggest fish You gotta lose a little sleep Well, I pack my gear and a couple beers I headed for my favourite spot Well, I curse my luck when I saw his truck right where I pulled off Was hoping to have the river to myself that day [Chorus] Because the river don't talk, the river don't care Where you've been, what you've done Why it is your standing there It just rolls on by whispering to your soul It's going to be alright, the river just knows [Verse 2] The way the sun bounced off the water I could hardly make him out But I could see he had a fish on A big old rainbow trout The fight went on forever And as they headed down my way, I saw his Military hair cut and the new scars on his face Right then I knew what brought him to this place [Chorus] [Verse 3] He held that fish down in the water And he coaxed it to back to life He said "Help, you get your wind back 'Cause you help me get mine" And all I could think to say was "Welcome home" But I think that river said it best on its own [Chorus]