[Verse 1]
I still don't have a single clue by the way I feel tonight
and I'm more than sure the flowers won't be blooming.
I picked up dust and I know must be runnin' far behind
by the banks of the yellow Verde River.
 
[Chorus]
By the banks of the yellow Verde River
I filled my pockets full of its gold.
And every stone upon the shore was glistenin'

and a single word could not be heard.
 
 
[Verse 2]
Years go by while I pass the time but I just can't seem to leave,
it's hard enough just to keep myself from tryin'.
I think of all the people that have gone and passed me by
by the banks of the yellow Verde River.
 
[Chorus]
By the banks of the yellow Verde River
I filled my pockets full of its gold.
And every stone upon the shore was glistenin'
and a single word could not be heard.
 
[Verse 3]
I've seen my fair and freckled face in the water by my side,
I'm smilin' but the pain it still resides.
I laugh and cry and grin so wide you'd think I lost my mind
by the banks of the yellow Verde River.
 
[End-Chorus]
By the banks of the yellow Verde River
I filled my pockets full of its gold.
And every stone upon the shore was glistenin'
and a single word could not be heard.