Making your way to protest the world
Needed a ride, I opened the door
Hopped right on in, turn the radio down
She changed the song in this heart of mine

And when we broke down and camp by the creek
I played my guitar, she listened to me
And that was the first night in my life
That someone could see this heart of mine

Over and over the river it flows like the years disappearing in time
The days it will move slow the pain is going nowhere
Your hand couldn't hold onto mine
And lonely nights await
Just longing for a real thing
Over and over the river will carry me home

And turn back the love
It's littered with race
Some crash and some burn
Some lose their direction
But you stayed the course
And drove through the night
Knocked on my door and this heart of mine

A mother can dream her baby will grow
To find a love, a lover of own
Someone who's strong and stands by her side
The one I can trust with this love of mine

Over and over the river it flows like the years disappearing in time
The days it will move slow the pain is going nowhere
Your hand couldn't hold onto mine
And lonely nights await
Just longing for a real thing
Over and over the river will carry me home

It's harder to love when you know the cost
And you can't forget all that you lost
But you brought me back
Out from the pines
You saved my soul
And this heart of mine

Over and over the river flows like the years disappearing in time
The days it will move slow the pain is going nowhere
Your hand couldn't hold onto mine
And lonely nights await
Just longing for a real thing
Over and over the river carry will me home