Only a River

Well I was born up in the mountains Raised up in a desert town And I never saw the ocean Till I was close to your age now Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey, you rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right I'm going to back to San Angelo The ground is hard and the county's dry But I'm gonna get my fill somehow Rivers of corn and wheat and rye Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey, you rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey, you rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Oh Red, Red River Valley Where she remember all the things we said And what's the chance that she'll remember All those nights in the river bed Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey, you rolling river Oh Shenandoah, I long to see you Hey, hey, hey Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right --- Only a River - Bob Weir