You keep looking out my window
At the driftwood floating by
Like a flock of birds in falltime
You`re just itching to fly
I know I cannot hold you
Cause you live life to the hilt
So go on get out of here girl
I don`t want your guilt.
Go on and roll down your river Babe
I`ll bet you`ll make that muddy water churn
You`ve earned every scar
That you brought with you Baby
But there`s one lesson that you`ll never learn.
What goes down that river don`t return.
I remember when you washed up on my doorstep
You had a dirty face, a damp dress and a dream
But now you`re just a fish out of the water, Baby
It`s time to throw you back into the stream.
So go on and roll down your river Babe
I`ll bet you`ll make that muddy water churn
You`ve earned every scar
That you brought with you Baby
But there`s one lesson that you`ll never learn.
What goes down that river don`t return.
Now don`t you bleed on me about all our good times
Don`t tell me that you`ll never be the same
Don`t tell me anything but goodbye Baby
More than that would be just another game.
So go on and roll down your river Babe
I`ll bet you`ll make that muddy water churn
You`ve earned every scar
That you brought with you Baby
But there`s one lesson that you`ll never learn.
What goes down that river don`t return.
You leave me with a month of your sweet madness
You leave me with your music in my head
You leave me with the mystery of the river rolling
You leave me with a desert for my bed.
So go on and roll down your river Babe
I`ll bet you`ll make that muddy water churn
You`ve earned every scar
That you brought with you Baby
But there`s one lesson that you`ll never learn.
What goes down that river don`t return.
