Back To The River

She was waving from the bank of the river that night
As I watched from the bridge
She will never know how hard I cried after what she did
And now Heaven only knows where that river's gonna flow
She's never coming back this way I know
So now I know I cannot go back to the river

I remember all those times when she looked into my eyes
As she promised me her love
My only vision now is sadness in those lies when I watched her from above
Was she waving me goodbye? Was I too scared then to try
She's never comin' back to hear my cry
And, yes, I know I'll never go

I will never hold you in my arms again, never have a chance to say goodbye
Was there someone else? Something that I did
Now what can I do? You never even told me why

Such a long, long time ago, but this feeling never passed
There's still no answer why
We were taking it all slow, but it happened all too fast
I had no chance to say goodbye
Was she waving me goodbye? Was I too scared then to try
She's never comin' back to hear my cry
And, yes, I know I'll never go bak to the river
Oh, God, I know I cannot go back to the river