Only a River

[Verse 1]

Well, I was born up in the mountains

Raised up in a desert town

And I never saw the ocean

'Til I was close to your age now

[Chorus]

Woah, Shenandoah, I long to see you

Hey-hey-hey, your rolling river

Woah, 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

[Verse 2]

I'm goin' back to San Angelo

The ground is hard, and the county's dry

But I'm gonna get my fill somehow

Rivers of corn, and wheat and rye

[Chorus]

Woah, Shenandoah, I long to see you

Hey-hey-hey, your rolling river

Woah, 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

[Bass Solo]

[Chorus]

Woah, Shenandoah, I long to see you

Hey-hey-hey, your rolling river

Woah, 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

[Verse 3]

Ah, Red, Red River Valley

Will she remember all the things we said?

And what's the chance she'll remember

All those nights in the riverbed?

[Chorus]

Woah, Shenandoah, I long to see you

Hey-hey-hey, your rolling river

Woah, 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

[Outro]

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

Only a river gonna make things right

Only a river gonna make things right