Slow train on the trestle passin' overhead

Cold campfire and an army blanket where i last laid my head

I got tobacco and i got bread to get me to morgantown

Gotta put a little distance between us but i think i'm losin' ground



Down by the river so green it's blue

Down by the river i'm sure missin' you



Well my eyes closed you turned cold and i couldn't make you stay

The more i tried to hold on the more you turned away

Guess i coulda done better than fish and drink and mine

Tell me how things get tougher all i know is tough times



Down by the river so green it's blue

Down by the river i'm sure missin' you



I ran into your daddy he's out runnin' his line

Gave me a beer in a blue can said i oughta come visit sometime

Rain ceows cottonmouth catfish and cane

Your name is on my every breath your blood is in my veins



Down by the river so green it's blue

Down by the river i'm sure missin' you



Down by the river so green it's blue

Down by the river i'm sure missin' you