I caught you down by the river again 

Down where the river girls lie 

It's two quiet tearless years it's been 

And you still can't say goodbye 

You'd have done better to call a friend 

You'd have done better to cry 


This river's gonna run 

Till the sun in the sky 

Burns hot enough 

To boil it dry 

You keep on following 

What's running away 

Then you might as well yourself 

Just lie down with them 


Some river girls make their way 

To the sea 

Some settle into the bed 

I caught you down 

Trying to figure it out 

When you could have been 

Calling me instead 

Come home 

Leave it alone 

Lift your pretty face to sun 


This river's gonna run 

Till the sun in the sky 

Burns hot enough 

To boil it dry 

You keep on following 

What's running away 

Then you might as well yourself 

Just lie down with them 


Two quiet tearless years 

Too quiet