The song came and went Like the times that we spent Hiding out from the rain...under the carnival tent I laughed and she'd smile It would last for awhile You don't know what you got till you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Listen to my heart break every...time she runs away Listen to the banjo in Sad song drifting low Listen to the tears roll Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance Listening to the bluegrass band takes the chill From the air till they play the last song I'll do my time Keeping you off my mind but there's moments That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Listen to my heart break every time she runs away Listen to the banjo in Sad song drifting low Listen to the tears as they roll Down my face as she turns to go
Running down by the lake shore, She did love the sound of a summer storm, Played on the lake like a Mandolin, Now it's washing her away... once again....
The boat's steaming in I watch the sidewheel spin and I Think about her when I hear that whistle blow I can't change my mind I knew all the time that she'd go But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the mandolin rain Listen to the music on the lake Listen to my heart break every time she runs away Listen to the banjo in Sad song drifting low Listen to the tears as they roll Down my face as she turns to go
Listen to the tears as they roll Down my face as she turns to go Listen to the tears as they roll Down my face as she turns to go