Only a River

I was born in the mountains I was raised in a desert town I never saw the ocean 'Til I was close to your age now Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Way hey, you rolling river Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Way hey hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Going back to my hometown The ground is hard and the county's dry I'm gonna get my fill somehow Rivers of corn and wheat and rye Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Way hey, you rolling river Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Hey hey hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right [Guitar solo] Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Way hey, you rolling river Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Hey hey hey, only a river gonna make things right Only a river gonna make things right Now Red River Valley Will she remember all the things we said? And do you think she'll remember me And our nights in the river bed? Whoa Shenandoah I long to see you Way hey, you rolling river Whoa 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