We'd go down to the
river
And into the river
we'd dive
Oh down to the river
we'd ride
Then I got Mary pregnant
and man that was all she wrote
And for my nineteen
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'd dive
On down to the river
we did ride
I got a job working
construction for the Johnstown 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, Mary acts like she don't care
But I remember us
riding 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 those 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
Down to the river,
my baby and I
Oh down to the river
we ride