The River
Nick White
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I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do
Like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school
She was just seventeen
We'd drive out of this valley
Down to where the fields were green
We go down to the river
And into the river we dive
Oh down to the river we ride
Then I got Mary pregnant
And man that was all she knew
And for my nineteenth birthday
I got a union card and a wedding coat
We went down to the courthouse
And the judge put it all to rest
No wedding day smiles
No walk down the aisle
No flowers no wedding dress
That night we went down to the river
And into the river we dive
Oh down to the river we did ride
I got a job working construction
For the Jonestown Company
But lately there ain't been much work
On account of the economy
Now all them things that seemed so important
Well mister they vanished right into the air
Now I just act like I don't remember her
Mary acts like she don't care
But I remember us driving in my brother's car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now these memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse
Is a dream a lie if it don't come true
Or is it something worse
That sends me down to the river
Though I know the river is dry
That sends me down to the river tonight
Down to the river my baby and I
Oh down to the river we ride