A thousand faces on a gray gray day
  A million houses under dull dull sky
  So much noise and so little time
  Oh, river, run me dry
  A natural world with these strange man's laws
  Go back home and lock your door
  So much noise and so little time
  Oh, river, run me dry
  
  River, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  
  Sweet palm trees on an ocean breeze
  Big tall Buddha and deep blue seas
  A thousand miles of clear blue sky
  Taking time to let it pass me by
  
  An empty space to my open door
  A turning fan on a wooden floor
  Drift away into sweet sunshine
  Welcome to this world of mine
  Oh, river, run me dry
  
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry
  Oh, river, run me dry