The Drought

Down by the river when the water’s low

When the rocks are shining and the secrets show

When the sun beats down on the things we hide

I walk back down to the river side

Her father owned the mill downtown

Where I’d sweat everyday till the sun went down

I bought that ring with my very last dime

And we walked by the river when the water was high

Hiding in the sand

I wish I couldn’t remember

I wish we never had

When the rain stopped

When the fields went dry

When the mill closed

And the money got tight

When it wasn’t easy anymore

She went down to the river shore

I went down to the river with the water near gone

I saw a gold ring shining in the setting sun

I picked up the thing that she had tossed

And threw it back in the river cause the love was lost

Hiding in the sand

I wish I couldn’t remember

I wish we never had

Finally I understand

Why she had to surrender

Why I couldn’t have

When the rain stopped

When the fields went dry

When the mill closed

And the money got tight

When it wasn’t easy anymore

She went down to the river shore

Down by the river when the water’s low

When the rocks are shining and the secrets show

When the sun beats down on the things we hide

I walk back down to the river side

Alone