Slow train on the trestle passin' overhead Cold campfire and an army blanket where i last laid my head I got tobacco and i got bread to get me to Morgantown Gotta put a little distance between us but i think i'm losin' ground
Chorus Down by the river so green it's blue Down by the river i'm sure missin' you
Well my eyes closed you turned cold and i couldn't make you stay The more i tried to hold on the more you turned away Guess i coulda done better than fish and drink and mine Tell me how things get tougher all i know is tough times
Chorus Down by the river so green it's blue Down by the river i'm sure missin' you
I ran into your daddy he's out runnin' his line Gave me a beer in a blue can said i oughta come visit sometime Rain ceows cottonmouth catfish and cane Your name is on my every breath your blood is in my veins
Chorus Down by the river so green it's blue Down by the river i'm sure missin' you
Down by the river so green it's blue Down by the river i'm sure missin' you