The River-Adam Story

[ti:The River] [ar:Adam Story] [al:The River] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The River - Adam Story [00:17.16]I come from down in the valley [00:21.28]Where mister when you're young [00:25.45]They bring you up to do like your daddy done [00:33.57]Me and mary we met in high school [00:38.10]When she was just seventeen [00:42.04]We'd drive out of this valley down to where the fields were green [00:54.55]We'd go down to the river [00:59.08]And into the river we'd dive [01:02.82]Oh down to the river we'd ride [01:11.84]Then i got mary pregnant [01:16.02]Man that was all she wrote [01:20.20]And for my 19th birthday i got a union card and a wedding coat [01:28.58]We went down to the courthouse [01:32.60]And the judge put it all to rest [01:36.48]No wedding day smiles no walk down the aisle [01:40.90]No flowers no wedding dress [01:46.53]That night we went down to the river [01:51.65]And into the river we'd dive [01:55.47]Oh down to the river we did ride [02:03.11] [02:38.23]I got a job working construction for the johnstown company [02:46.48]But lately there ain't been much work on account of the economy [02:54.88]Now all them things that seemed so important [02:58.59]Well mister they vanished right into the air [03:03.01]Now i just act like i don't remember [03:07.04]Mary acts like she don't care [03:13.45]But i remember us riding in my brother's car [03:17.41]Her body tan and wet down at the reservoir [03:22.30]At night on them banks i'd lie awake [03:25.87]And pull her close just to feel each breath she'd take [03:30.40]Now those memories come back to haunt me [03:34.97]They haunt me like a curse [03:38.87]Is a dream a lie if it don't come true [03:43.37]Or is it something worse [03:48.57]That sends me [03:49.76]Down to the river [03:53.48]Though i know the river is dry [03:56.98]That sends me down to the river tonight [04:06.80]Down to the river [04:11.68]My baby and i [04:14.37]Oh down to the river we ride