Lyrics

Away On The River
Words and Music by Steve Farber |



Verse 1:

Folks on the river they got a tale to tell

They remember the days and they remember the stories well

When the waves that rolled on the river rolled higher than the tidal sea

You can call me crazy I believed them when they told it to me


Chorus:

Running away, run running away on the river-o

Running away, run running away on the river-o

Verse 2:

The story goes in the beginning was a river girl

And she stood on the banks like she stood on the edge of the world

And then the water rolled through like thunder breaks open in a summer sky

And as she rode the waves through the air the people cried


Chorus


Verse 3:

Some called it sin others called it sacrifice

But since that day you know the river runs smooth as ice

They don't get the towering waters they used to get in them there days

Now the people think they're happy but me I miss the waves

Chorus

Verse 4:

Sometimes I wonder where that girl could be

They say she took the water with her to the air above the trees

You know I don't believe in fables but this one appeals to me

Because I thought I heard her singing yesterday in the morning breeze


Chorus