The rain held back again
   Haven't felt a drop since you went away
   Outside of town, the hills are brown
   I guess way out there you'd call 'em golden
   Lines outside the welfare store
   The clock is stopped at the bank next door
   They yelled like hell when the boys left home
   Now just like you they're all gone
  
   The river runs low tonight
   Eyes are closed on the waterline
   The river runs low tonight
   And you're always drifting through my mind
   The river runs low tonight
   And nobody waits for the tides to rise
   But I'm gonna wait till you make
   The river run high
  
   The old man's gettin' on
   Keeps the morning paper in his overcoat
   It keeps him warm in the cold storm
   And he told me today I look a little lonely
   Up in the air they're heading south
   The sky is light to the west of town
   With a little cash I could get around
   You know I'd come out there and find you
  
   The river runs low tonight
   Eyes are closed on the waterline
   The river runs low tonight
   And you're always drifting through my mind
   The river runs low tonight
   And nobody waits for the tides to rise
   But I'm gonna wait till you make
   The river run high
  
   Up in the air they're heading south
   The sky is light to the west of town
   With a little cash I could get around
   You know I'd come out there and find you
  
   The river runs low tonight
   Eyes are closed on the waterline
   The river runs low tonight
   And you're always drifting through my mind
   The river runs low tonight
   And nobody waits for the tides to rise
   But I'm gonna wait till you make
   The river run high