Lyrics The River - Erwin Nyhoff

I come from down in the valley
Where mister when you're young
They bring you up to do
Like your daddy done
Me and Mary we met in high school
And she was just seventeen
We'd drive out of this valley
Down to where the fields were green
We'd go down to the river
And into the river we'd dive
Oh, down to the river we did ride
Ay, ay, ay
But I remember us ridin' in my brother's car
Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir
At night on them banks I'd lie awake
And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take
Now those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse
That sends me down to the river
Though I know the river is dry
It sends me down to the river tonight
Ay, ay, ay