I come from down in valley where mister when youre young they bring you up to do like your daddy done Me and Mary we met in high school when she was just seventeen wed drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green Wed go down to the river and into the river wed dive oh down to the river wed ride Then I got Mary pregnant and man that was all she wrote and for my nineteenth 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 wed dive oh down to the river wed ride I got a job working constrction for the johnstown company but lately there aint 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 dont remember Mary acts like she dont care But I remember us riding in my brothers car Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir at night on them banks Id lie awake and pull her close just to feel each breath shed take Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse is a dream a lie if it dont come true or is it something worse that sends me down to the river though I know the river is dry that sends me down to the river tonight Down to the river My baby and I oh down to the river we ride
[00:17.45]I come from down in valley [00:21.61]where mister when youre young [00:25.68]they bring you up to do [00:30.10]like your daddy done [00:34.00]Me and Mary we met in high school [00:38.22]when she was just seventeen [00:42.23]wed drive out of this valley [00:46.61]down to where the fields were green [00:51.57]Wed go down to the river [00:56.36]and into the river wed dive [01:00.18]oh down to the river wed ride [01:09.12]Then I got Mary pregnant [01:13.12]and man that was all she wrote [01:17.28]and for my nineteenth birthday [01:20.45]I got a union card and a wedding coat [01:25.36]we went down to the courthouse [01:29.44]and the judge put it all to rest [01:33.37]no wedding day smiles [01:35.71]no walk down the aisle [01:37.85]no flowers [01:39.03]no wedding dress [01:40.93]That night we went down to the river [01:45.64]and into the river wed dive [01:49.27]oh down to the river wed ride [02:33.19]I got a job working constrction [02:36.95]for the johnstown company [02:41.53]but lately there aint been much work [02:45.06]on account of the economy [02:49.33]Now all them things that seemed so important [02:53.34]well mister they vanished right into the air [02:57.25]now I just act like I dont remember [03:01.25]Mary acts like she dont care [03:05.47]But I remember us riding in my brothers car [03:09.61]Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir [03:14.12]at night on them banks Id lie awake [03:17.64]and pull her close just to feel each breath shed take [03:21.81]Now those memories come back to haunt me [03:26.17]They haunt me like a curse [03:30.15]is a dream a lie if it dont come true [03:34.45]or is it something worse [03:37.63]that sends me down to the river [03:42.27]though I know the river is dry [03:45.97]that sends me down to the river [03:50.44]tonight [03:55.16]Down to the river [03:58.68]My baby and I [04:02.34]oh down to the river we ride
