This lyric is: #484

WHERE THE RIVER GOES
Copyright 2001 by Alan Carlson

His parents were frantic when they found
their son was gone,
The footprints led down to the river;
Two days later,to their joy, the boy
returned,
Cold and wet and tired, he explained:

(Chorus 1)
You know I'll always love you, I would never
run away!
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that' all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.

He grew into a man, got married,settled down,
One day, his wife thought he had left her;
Two days later, she was mad when he returned,
He told her he was sorry, then explained:

(Chorus 2)
You know I'll always love you, I would never
run away,
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that's all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.
(Bridge)
He never left again, she was his only one;
They saw their children grow, he saw the
river run.

The family plot will have an empty spot,it
seems,
They spread his ashes on the river;
He prayed that she would understand his last
request,
A note inside his will tried to explain:

(Chorus 3)
You know I've always loved you, I just could
not stand a grave,
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that's all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.
Tag
Got to go...where the river goes.

[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-03-2002).]